Friedrich Schiller’s poem "An die Freude"

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Friedrich Schiller’s poem "An die Freude" is an 18th-century ode celebrating universal brotherhood and human joy, best known as the text later set to music in the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

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instanceOf lyric poetry ⓘ
ode ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith European unity ⓘ
humanist ideals ⓘ
author Friedrich Schiller ⓘ
authorFullName Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller ⓘ
linked to: Friedrich Schiller
belongsTo German literature ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
culturalImpact became widely known through Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony ⓘ
firstLine Freude, schöner Götterfunken ⓘ
linked to: Ode to Joy
form strophic poem ⓘ
genre ode ⓘ
hasMusicalSettings multiple composers besides Beethoven ⓘ
hasNotableLine Alle Menschen werden Brüder ⓘ
imagery brotherly embrace of humanity ⓘ
divine spark of joy ⓘ
influencedComposer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
influencedWork Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ
language German ⓘ
literaryLanguageRegister elevated poetic diction ⓘ
literaryMovement Sturm und Drang ⓘ
literaryPeriod German Enlightenment ⓘ
meter varied lyric meter ⓘ
notableAdaptation Beethoven’s choral setting in Symphony No. 9 ⓘ
originalMedium printed poetry ⓘ
originalPublicationCentury 18th century ⓘ
philosophicalContext Enlightenment humanism ⓘ
poet Friedrich Schiller ⓘ
subjectMatter brotherhood among all people ⓘ
joy as a unifying force ⓘ
theme fraternity ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
human joy ⓘ
unity of humankind ⓘ
universal brotherhood ⓘ
title An die Freude ⓘ
translatedTitle Ode to Joy ⓘ
usedAs text for Beethoven’s choral finale ⓘ
usedIn final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony ⓘ
writtenBy Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller ⓘ
linked to: Friedrich Schiller

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Ode to Joy → textSource → Friedrich Schiller’s poem "An die Freude" ⓘ