“Ave Maria Guaraní”

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“Ave Maria Guaraní” is a choral piece by composer Ennio Morricone that blends liturgical style with indigenous elements and is best known from the soundtrack of the film *The Mission*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral composition
associatedWith Catholic liturgy
Guaraní people NERFINISHED
Jesuit missions in South America NERFINISHED
composer Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED
composerNationality Italian
countryOfOrigin Italy
featuredIn The Mission (film) NERFINISHED
firstReleaseContext film soundtrack
genre choral music
film music
sacred music
hasArrangement choral arrangement
orchestral arrangement
voice and piano arrangement
hasCatalogueStatus part of Morricone’s film music oeuvre
hasInstrumentation orchestra
hasKey G minor (commonly performed)
hasMotif chant-like phrases
lyrical melodic lines
hasReception critically acclaimed
frequently performed by choirs
hasRightsHolder Ennio Morricone estate NERFINISHED
hasStyle indigenous musical elements
liturgical
hasTheme Christian prayer
Marian devotion
hasVocalForces choir
solo voice
includedInAlbum The Mission: Original Soundtrack NERFINISHED
influencedBy Catholic sacred music tradition
Guaraní musical culture
language Guaraní
Latin
linkedToCharacter Jesuit missionaries in The Mission
linkedToSetting South American rainforest
notableFor blending Western liturgical style with indigenous elements
use in The Mission (1986 film)
partOf The Mission (soundtrack) NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1986
recordedForLabel Virgin Records NERFINISHED
tempoMarking Andante (commonly performed)
textSource Ave Maria prayer NERFINISHED
usedAs concert piece
liturgical-style anthem
workOf Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED

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The Mission (score) includesTrack “Ave Maria Guaraní”