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Allegro maestoso
- Tempo Marking: Allegro maestoso (View more music marked Allegro) Duration: 1:38 Time Signature: 4/4 (View more 4/4 Music)
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The final (4th) movement of the symphony, commonly known as the Ode to Joy, features four vocal soloists and a chorus in the parallel key of D major. The text was adapted from the " An die Freude (Ode to Joy) ", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with additional text written by Beethoven.
“Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Götterfunken,” (Oh Joy, thou lovely spark of God), sung loud, in unison, with a slower tempo and with cymbal clashes at the end of each word. Marked Prestissimo by Beethoven, the movement concludes triumphantly in orchestra with a fast version of the Ode to Joy, based on the variation that began Act IV.
The profound ideals present in Schiller’s “Ode to Joy,” written in 1785 at the height of the Enlightenment, struck Beethoven deeply. He found a kindred spirit in Schiller, and considered setting the Ode as early as 1793.
Mar 24, 2016 · Duration approx. 12 mins. The second movement, a scherzo and trio, is also in D minor, with the introduction bearing a passing resemblance to the opening theme of the first movement, a pattern also found in the Hammerklavier piano sonata, written a few years earlier.
- 15 min
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso. The first movement is (rightfully) weighty and injects great array of emotions and dynamics to the whole work. The movement largely falls into conventional sonata form. It opens with a mysterious prologue on the strings: 0:00 / 0:00.
- Alan Tang
The “Ode to Joy,” immortalized within the final movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, is not just a piece of music; it’s a powerful anthem of universal fraternity and hope. This section delves deep into its origins, themes, and Beethoven’s unique interpretation.
This famous melody comes from the final movement of Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony No.9 in d minor, Op.125. It is a setting for choir and orchestra of the German poet Schiller's 1785 poem An die Freude .
