Beethoven's Ninth
"Ode to Joy"
Beethoven's Ninth is the final symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, famous for its choral finale setting Friedrich Schiller's "Ode to Joy." The work is considered a pinnacle of Western classical music and often marks momentous occasions: They played Beethoven's Ninth when the Berlin Wall fell.
The "Ode to Joy" melody became the anthem of the European Union.
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- Ode to JoyCelebrated choral hymn
- choralOf group singing
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
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Beethoven's Ninthnursery rhyme
Traditional poem for young children
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Inoffensive background melodies
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