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What is the message of Ode to Joy?
It's a tune about peace: Ode to Joy represents the triumph of universal brotherhood against war and desperation. Indeed, Beethoven himself put to music a poem that praises and wishes for freedom and peace between all peoples. Secondly, it's the European anthem.
What string is Ode to Joy on?
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 . The Ode to Joy was adopted as Europe's anthem by the Council of Europe in 1972.
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| About 'Ode to Joy from Symphony No.9 (Theme)' | |
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| Artist: | Beethoven, Ludwig van (biography) |
| Died: | 26 March 1827 , Vienna |
Why is Ode to Joy so famous?
Since 1985, Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' has been the melody used to symbolise the European Union. Although there are no words in the official anthem, the poem 'Ode to Joy' expresses Schiller's vision of the human race becoming brothers – a vision Beethoven shared.
