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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Ode to joy

2 Tp, Hn, Pos, Tb
 
In the fourth movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, singers (solos, choir) perform the verses of the poem “An die Freude” by Friedrich Schiller. The melody of the main theme is underlaid with the text passage “Freude, schöner Götterfunken”. This movement is therefore also known as the “Ode to Joy”.