Ode to Joy

E28858

anthem choral work finale movement

"Ode to Joy" is the famous choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, widely recognized as a universal anthem of unity and brotherhood and used as the official anthem of the European Union.

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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anthem → choral work → finale movement →
adoptedAsEUAanthemBy	Council of Europe →
adoptedAsEUAanthemYear	1972 →
adoptedAsEUanthemBy	European Union →
adoptedAsEUanthemYear	1985 →
associatedWith	European integration → human rights →
basedOn	Ode an die Freude →
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven →
firstPerformanceDate	1824-05-07 →
firstPerformancePlace	Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna →
genre	choral symphony movement → classical music →
influenced	later symphonic choral works →
key	D major →
language	German →
melodyBy	Ludwig van Beethoven →
movementNumber	4 →
notableArrangementBy	Herbert von Karajan →
openingWords	Freude, schöner Götterfunken →
orchestration	mixed chorus → orchestra → vocal soloists →
partOf	Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony → Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 →
performedAt	Olympic Games opening ceremonies → fall of the Berlin Wall celebrations →
recognition	one of the most famous melodies in Western music →
recordedBy	Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra → Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra →
style	late Classical →
tempoIndication	Allegro assai →
textAuthor	Friedrich Schiller →
textSource	Friedrich Schiller’s poem "An die Freude" →
theme	human brotherhood → peace → unity →
timeSignature	4/4 →
use	anthem of the Council of Europe → official anthem of the European Union → symbol of European unity → universal anthem of brotherhood →
yearComposed	1824 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UEFA Champions League ("UEFA Champions League Anthem") →	anthem
United in diversity ("Anthem of Europe") →	associatedWith
Ode to Joy ("Ode an die Freude") →	basedOn
European Union →	hasAnthem
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ("Ode to Joy theme") →	notableSection
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 →	textSource