Schubert - ave maria - Classical Music - 06.27 - Christmas. Romantic, choir - Ellens dritter Gesang (Ellen's third song) Ellens Gesang III (Hymn to the Virgin) opus 52, No.6, Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild! / "Ave Maria! maiden mild!" composed by Franz Schubert in 1825, is one of Schubert's most popular works. The piece is often referred to as Schubert's Ave Maria; but it was originally composed as a setting of a song from "The Lady of the Lake" by Walter Scott.