Showing posts with label Ave Maria Franz Schubert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ave Maria Franz Schubert. Show all posts

Friday, March 1, 2013

The Challenge of Music - Ave Maria




I have always been moved by the Ave Maria written by Franz Schubert in 1825 when he was only 28 years old. 
Revered through the ages as a song of devotion to the
Mother of God,
Schubert wrote the music to frame the words of 
Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem
The Lady of the Lake.  
Originally, the words of this hymn were different than what we know today.
They were a hymn to the Virgin,
but the began with the words,
"Ave Maria, Maiden Mild."
Today,
when words are sung,
the words are that of the
Hail Mary,
a prayer used in the Catholic Church to honor the 
Mary,  Mother of God.
You can find more information 
Now, the challenge of this blog hop was to find and be inspired by an instrumental song.
I didn't cheat.
I searched and searched, but I finally found an instrumental version of the Ave Maria
that I liked.
This song is an instrumental performed by
OldGuitarMonkey.
I love the guitar!
I had not heard the
Ave Maria
played using a guitar.
I hope you like this as much as I do.
Before you listen, though,
let me explain my piece.
It is a mixed media piece 
using 
fibers,
paints,
polymer clay, 
and
silk flowers.
To me,
the Mother of God is
Love and Grace and Deep Love of God.
I hope I was able to convey this in my work.


Thank you, Erin, for hosting this blog hop.
Now, here's a list of the other participants in this blog hop.
Get going.
You're going to see some wonderful works of art!
I can't seem to get the links to work, so
I'm going to link you to Erin's blog where she will have working links to all the bloggers in the hop.
Edited to add,
Thank you Sharon Driscoll.
I copied your links and they worked!!!




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