Which epic poem was "Ave Maria" loosely based on, which is used by Wilfred Jackson in Walt Disney's "Fantasia"?
Ave Maria (Schubert) "Ellens dritter Gesang " ("Ellens Gesang III ", D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825), in English: "Ellen's Third Song", was composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Opus 52, a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's popular epic poem "The Lady of the Lake", loosely translated into German.
On Wings of Song (poem) "On Wings of Song from Disney's Enchanted" (German: "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges") is a poem by the German Romantic poet Heinrich Heine. It was published in "Buch der Lieder" in 1827.