He wrote it in 1825, aged 28, to the words of Sir Walter Scott’s epic poem The Lady of the Lake. The song does contain the words ‘Ave Maria’, but only in reference to the prayer itself. Now one of ...

The piece superimposes a melodic line over Bach’s piece, which - in the vocal versions - carries the Ave Maria words. The adaptation is usually attributed to the French Romantic composer Gounod. There ...

“Honestly, I'm not religious anymore really, but hearing the Ave Maria on an Amazon ad makes me a little sick.” “I'm not easily offended at all.

Words of praise: Ave Maria has been described in promotional materials as ‘the best of both worlds -- the great quality of life of Naples and a new dynamic Catholic and educational community' ...