Ode to Joy

for violin

beginner

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Romantic Era
Uploaded November 12, 2015
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Ode to Joy (An die Freude) is the name of a poem by Friedrich Schiller that Beethoven used in the fourth movement of his Ninth Symphony.  The Ninth Symphony is notable in that it incorporates a choir and four vocal soloists in the final movement.  This is the first symphony by a major composer to do so.  The Ode to Joy theme starts off with cellos and basses very quietly playing the theme, then it is repeated many times over and over, with more instruments joining in, becoming louder, thicker, and more energetic.  Later in the movement, the choir sings the theme with the orchestra at full volume.  The Ode to Joy has been used in a huge number of movies, tv shows, commercials, albums, and other popular culture media.  It was selected as the Anthem of the European Union.  It is truly one of the most recognized melodies in all human history.  This is an arrangement for string quintet: two violins, viola, cello, and bass.