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What is “Ave Maria” by Schubert actually about?

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Ave Maria!, (Latin: “Hail Mary”), original German title Ellens Gesang (“Ellen's Song”) III, song setting, the third of three songs whose text is derived of a section of Sir Walter Scott's poem The Lady of the Lake (1810) by Austrian composer Franz Schubert. It was written in 1825. read more

You need to check out Walter Scott’s poem, “Lady of the Lake.” Schubert had no intention of setting the Roman Catholic prayer (HIS TEXT is in German and is one of “Ellen’s Three Songs”). read more

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