Choral Symphony

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The Choral Symphony is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, renowned for its groundbreaking inclusion of vocal soloists and chorus in the final movement setting of Schiller’s "Ode to Joy."

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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ
associatedOrganization European Union ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
composerPresentAtPremiere Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionalStyle late Beethoven style ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Michael Umlauf ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the most performed symphonies worldwide ⓘ
symbol of universal brotherhood ⓘ
genre choral symphony ⓘ
hasFinalMovementType choral finale ⓘ
hasMovement first movement ⓘ
fourth movement ⓘ
second movement ⓘ
third movement ⓘ
influenced later choral symphonies ⓘ
symphonic writing of the Romantic era ⓘ
innovation first major symphony to include chorus and vocal soloists ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
languageOfText German ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature includes mixed chorus in the final movement ⓘ
includes vocal soloists in the final movement ⓘ
sets Friedrich Schiller’s poem "Ode to Joy" ⓘ
numberInSeries 9 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 125 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput last completed symphony by Beethoven ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria ⓘ
premiereDate 1824-05-07 ⓘ
premierePlace Theater am Kärntnertor, Vienna ⓘ
textAuthor Friedrich Schiller ⓘ
textTitle Ode to Joy ⓘ
theme freedom ⓘ
joy ⓘ
universal brotherhood ⓘ
usedAs basis of the Anthem of Europe ⓘ
vocalForces alto solo ⓘ
bass solo ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
tenor solo ⓘ

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