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  2. Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia

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    The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as a masterpiece of Western classical music and one of the supreme achievements in the ...

  3. Ode to Joy - Wikipedia

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    "Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and it introduces a few new sections. Beethoven's melody, [1] but not Schiller's text, was adopted as the "Anthem of Europe" by the Council of Europe ...

  4. The Hymn of Joy - Wikipedia

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    "The Hymn of Joy" [1] (often called "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" after the first line) is a poem written by Henry van Dyke in 1907 in being a Vocal Version of the famous "Ode to Joy" melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's final symphony, Symphony No. 9. [2]

  5. Symphony No. 9 - Wikipedia

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    Symphony No. 9 most commonly refers to: Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) in D minor (Op. 125, Choral ) by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1822–24 Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák) in E minor (Op. 95, B. 178, From the New World ) by Antonín Dvořák, 1893

  6. Gustav Mahler's orchestration of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

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    Mahler's orchestration was a substantial change to the instrumentation of Beethoven's original score. Most notable is the addition of four horns and a tuba (which did not exist when Beethoven wrote the symphony). [1] Shorthand for orchestra instrumentation for Mahler's re-orchestration compared to Beethoven's original (reproduced from McCaldin ...

  7. Choral symphony - Wikipedia

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    The direct antecedent for the choral symphony is Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Beethoven's Ninth incorporates part of the ode An die Freude ("Ode to Joy"), a poem by Friedrich Schiller, with text sung by soloists and chorus in the last movement. It is the first example of a major composer's use of the human voice on the same level as ...

  8. Curse of the ninth - Wikipedia

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    The curse of the ninth superstition originated in the late-Romantic period of classical music. [1]According to Arnold Schoenberg, the superstition began with Gustav Mahler, who, after writing his Eighth Symphony, wrote Das Lied von der Erde, which, while structurally a symphony, was able to be disguised as a song cycle, each movement being a setting of a poem for soloist and orchestra. [2]

  9. Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák) - Wikipedia

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    The falling fourths and timpani strokes in the New World Symphony ' s Scherzo movement evoke the Scherzo of Beethoven's Choral Symphony (Symphony No. 9). The use of quotations of prior movements in the symphony's final movement is reminiscent of Beethoven quoting prior movements in the opening Presto of the Choral Symphony's final movement. [1]