Our two-week look at the music of spring is almost over … just a few more.

Charles Gounod is best known for his “Ave Maria,” which he didn’t actually write. Bach wrote it; Gounod just slapped a melody line on it. Less than 5% of the notes belong to Gounod. Let’s just forget the Ave Maria. Instead, let’s focus on his fantastic operas and art songs, not to mention his many masses and sacred choral works.

Please. Can we just forget the stupid Ave Maria.

Here is Gounod’s “Song of Spring”: