Ode to Joy

word to describe about our purposed of life is “joy”. Why people want to get rich, why people like to travel around the world, and why people love peaceful? Because they are looking for the word “joy”. Maybe, the regular people like us could not fully understand the word “joy”, but Ludwig van Beethoven, who is one of greatest world composer, would completely understand the world “joy”, which let him wrote the Ninth symphony with the song “Ode to Joy”. I am feel so lucky when North Carolina symphony

Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 Ludwig Beethoven was not only one of the greatest composer & musician ever born- he is a wonderful study tool for me during exam week. My faithful study partner was born in a small town, Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770 to a family of professional musicians. Beethoven learned violin and some other instruments from his father. His father wanted him to be perfect in music, and in that endeavor he violently scolded Beethoven whenever he made any kind of mistake during

symphonies, “Symphony No. 9”, makes an appearance in many movies. It even makes an appearance in Die Hard. Though we like to think that which is old is obsolete, we are everyday reminded that this is not true. “Symphony No. 9”, better known as “Ode to Joy”, was written by Beethoven in the years 1822 to 1824. The performing forces in this piece are an orchestra, four vocalists, and a chorus. The genre of the piece is symphony. The piece is comprised of four movements. The first movement is in Allegro

I understood the essence of this quote after watching the film Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven’s Final Symphony. It is a very powerful film that illustrates the impact of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on individuals from different places in the world. This film is not the type of documentary that I expected. It is one of the best film that I saw. Following the Ninth presents the significance of humanity. The director, Kerry Candaele acknowledged that it was the third movement of

hear the re-opening of the Bayreuth Festival. The piece played that night was Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and it doesn’t seem to be a random choice. The last of Beethoven’s symphonies seems to appeal to all kinds of people in all ideologies. The Ode To Joy in the last movement of the piece talks about brotherhood and harmony among all people. This message can be approached from any point of view and still make it support one’s ideologies. In this occasion it was seen as a celebration of the new unified

Ludwig Van Beethoven’s monumental “9th Symphony” was his crowning achievement from his long career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwpbcL8Fmdc is the link to view the concert! This piece was highly controversial, and most people at the time had thought Beethoven had finally gone mad when the truth is, he was just going deaf. While attention tends to focus on the choral finale, the opening of the work is every bit as momentous. He immediately established the key, which served as a logical bridge

involvement in violence. Musical references underscore the power of violence to negate individual identity in favor of group identity, thereby illuminating the destructive effect that violence as on the human personality. The musical image of the “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, illustrates the manner in which violence within the story progresses from the identity of one individual to embracing the identity of a whole group. As Alex puts on the last movement of Beethoven’s symphony, he

" By this time Beethoven was ready for the almightiest risk of his life" ( Simpson 55). He was at the stage in his life where he knew what risks he could and could not take. For years Beethoven had contemplated setting Schiller's Ode to Joy, but when he decided to make this the setting to the final movement to his ninth symphony he was very uncertain as to how to introduce the voice. " ... there are reports of him striding up and down his room trying to solve this problem" ( Pike 70)

not these notes! sondern lasst uns angenehmere Rather let us take up something more anstimmen, und freudenvollere. pleasant, and more joyful. The chorus echoes his "Freude!" and he is off through the first part of the ode on the main theme: Freude, schöner Götterfunken Joy, lovely divine light,

My Torah portion is called Vayigash from the book of genesis. Vayigash is about Joseph’s story. If you don’t know Joseph’s story, Joseph’s father favored him the most out of his other 10 brothers at the time. Joseph was a dream interpreter. After Joseph dreamt about his brothers bowing down to him, they sold Joseph into slavery out of jealousy, and told Joseph’s father he was eaten by animals. In Egypt, Joseph was thrown into jail and interpreted two prison mates dreams. One of the two