Schubert's "Ave Maria" was composed by him based on the "Song of Ellen" in the narrative poem "Beauty on the Lake" by the British poet Walter. The song expresses the innocent feelings of Ellen, the protagonist of the narrative poem, who begs the Virgin to forgive her father's crimes. The song adopts the form of a stanza song. The melody is soft and euphemistic, pure and simple, and the musical expression is delicate and full, expressing the author's yearning for truth, goodness and beauty. At the same time, we can also feel the pain and sorrow, happiness and hope that the author experienced on the bumpy road of life from this little song. The melody of the song is beautiful, stretching, and moving, and the emotion is euphemistic, sincere, and deeply touching. The tones in the song are changeable, and they are used very skillfully and just right, making the song novel and uniquely charming. When the song reached the eighth verse, there was an emotional climax, and then it gradually calmed down, and the girl was softly calling the name of the Virgin. Finally, the whole song ends in a peaceful atmosphere. The version sung by British female singer Sarah Brightman makes people feel like a pure voice of nature.

Schubert is an Austrian composer. He is a representative figure of early romantic music and is also considered the last master of classical music. In his short life of 31 years, Schubert composed more than 600 songs, 18 operas, operas and drama soundtracks, 10 symphonies, 19 string quartets, 22 piano sonatas, and 4 violin sonatas. and many other works, known as the "King of Songs". Schubert lived in the transition period between classicism and romanticism. His symphonic style inherited the tradition of classicism, but his art songs and piano works were completely romantic. His wonderful lyricism led Liszt to call him "the most poetic "musician" ever.