Ode to Joy (Remix I) created by Chronos 14 years ago

Remix I (Tempo: 90)

Friedrich Schiller, a German poet, playwright and historian, wrote "Ode to Joy" in 1785 as a celebration of brotherhood and unity of all mankind. Ludwig van Beethoven immortalized Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” by using it in the lyrical chords of his Ninth Symphony. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire. It is considered by critics to be one of Beethoven's masterpieces and one of the greatest musical compositions ever written.

The greatness of the tune is evident from the fact that it is the anthem of the European Union and the Council of Europe, both of which refer to it as the European Anthem.

The Ninth Symphony has served as the basic melody for the song "A Song of Joy" by Miguel Ríos, and "Road To Joy" by Bright Eyes.

Other musical settings of this ode include:

* Christian Gottfried Körner (1786)

* Carl Friedrich Zelter (1792), for choir and accompaniment, later on rewritten for different instrumentations.

* Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1796)

* Johann Friedrich Hugo von Dalberg (1799)

* Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1803)

* Franz Schubert's song "An die Freude" D 189 (1815), for voice and piano

* Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1865), for solo singers, choir and orchestra in a Russian translation

* "Seid umschlungen, Millionen!" (1892), waltz by Johann Strauss II

* Z. Randall Stroope (2002), for choir and four-hand piano


The 'Ode to Joy' has also been featured in a number of movies and TV series, some are

MOVIES:

* Help! (1965)

* A Clockwork Orange (1971)

* Die Hard (series)

* Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

* The Soloist (2009)

* Bocce [Short film] (2010)


TV SERIES:

* Parks and Recreation - Camping (24 March 2011)

* All the Small Things - Series 1, Episode 6 (5 May 2009 )

* The Nostalgia Critic - The 100th Episode: Battlefield Earth (2 February 2010)

* Midsomer Murders - They Seek Him Here (21 August 2007)

* Excel Saga - The Koshi Rikdo Assassination Plot (7 October 1999)
The Woman from Mars (14 October 1999)

* Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Killed by Death (3 March 1998)

* Due South - North (9 November 1995)

* Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin - Abschied (17 February 1995)

* The Ren & Stimpy Show - Stimpy's Cartoon Show (8 January 1994)

* The Simpsons - Dog of Death (12 March 1992)
Bart Has Two Mommies (19 March 2006)
How the Test Was Won (1 March 2009)

* Tiny Toon Adventures - The Return of Batduck (19 September 1992)
Toons Take Over (21 September 1992)


etc.


It's really amazing that after almost two centuries, 'Ode to Joy' still holds the freshness and magical aura to bring Joy to its listeners, and that shows the genious of the master composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

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[Apologies for 'not so good' english :P. The above description is mostly copy and paste work from Wikipedia and IMDB.]