The Ave Maria with its serene meditative Vocal line and restrained accompaniment expresses the composer s own Roman Catholic devotion. In this arrangement the solo Soprano Voice is allowed an entire expression of the firstline before the addition of the Alto in the second statement.The words for Ave Maria have developed over centuries into their current form which has been in use in the Catholic Church for nearly five hundred years. César Franck sreligious song is among the best known.
