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      • The famous final chorus with the "Ode to Joy" stands for peace and international understanding. The instrumental version became the anthem of the Council of Europe in 1972 and has been the official anthem of the European Union since 1985.
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  2. May 16, 2024 · Ode to Joy, performed by the Beethoven Consort, is a timeless classical piece that has endured over centuries. Composed by the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven, it is an integral part of his Ninth Symphony. This musical masterpiece captures the essence of joy, unity, and the celebration of humanity.

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    • Symphony No. 9
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  3. May 1, 2024 · Discover the German and English text to one of the great anthems of all time, ‘Ode to Joy’ – the triumphant choral climax of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. For over 20 years, Beethoven had been fascinated with German poet Friedrich Schillers haunting poem An die Freude (‘Ode to Joy’).

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  4. May 12, 2024 · Ode to Joy is featured in Beethovens 9th Symphony as the main theme of the last movement. It is one of the most widely recognized classical works in the world today, in part because it is the anthem of the European Union. The lyrics come from Schiller’s poem also entitled Ode to Joy (in German: An Die Freude).

  5. May 12, 2024 · Schillers popular “Ode to Joy” was published in 1785, and it is possible that Beethoven made his first of multiple attempts to set it to music in the early 1790s. He clearly revisited the poem in 1808 and 1811, as his notebooks include numerous remarks regarding possible settings.

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  6. May 6, 2024 · May 6, 2024 6:58AM ET. The night Ludwig van Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony rang out in a Vienna concert hall for the first time almost exactly two centuries ago, the great German...

  7. May 21, 2024 · The “song” was the ‘Ode to Joy’ in the original German from Beethovens Ninth Symphony that our father taught his two sons. We learned the lyrics by rote and sang it as if it were another nursery rhyme. So began my fascination with Beethoven’s crowning masterpiece that persists to this day.

  8. May 2, 2024 · A central reason for the symphony’s accessibility to a broad audience was Beethoven’s incorporation of the 1785 poem “An die Freude,” or “Ode to Joy,” by Friedrich Schiller, a leading...

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