An die Freude

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"An die Freude" is Friedrich Schiller’s ode celebrating universal brotherhood and joy, famously set to music in the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ode ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedMelody Ode to Joy theme ⓘ
linked to: Ode to Joy
associatedWith European Union anthem ⓘ
author Friedrich Schiller ⓘ
belongsTo German classical literature canon ⓘ
commemoratedIn performances of Beethoven's Ninth at major historical events ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of peace and unity in Europe ⓘ
widely used in political and social movements ⓘ
firstLine Freude, schöner Götterfunken ⓘ
form ode in irregular stanzas ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn modern concept of European identity ⓘ
hasMusicalAdaptationsBy numerous composers besides Beethoven ⓘ
hasSubject joy as a unifying cosmic force ⓘ
overcoming suffering through solidarity ⓘ
imagery divine spark of joy ⓘ
universal embrace of all men ⓘ
influenced later Romantic conceptions of universal brotherhood ⓘ
influencedWork Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 9
keyConcept all men become brothers ⓘ
languageVariant Hochdeutsch ⓘ
line Alle Menschen werden Brüder ⓘ
literaryMovement Sturm und Drang ⓘ
literaryPeriod 18th century literature ⓘ
meter varied lyric meter ⓘ
oftenPerformedOn ceremonial and celebratory occasions ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
philosophicalInfluence Enlightenment ideals ⓘ
Kantian ideas of moral community ⓘ
referencedIn many educational curricula worldwide ⓘ
sectionUsedByBeethoven selected stanzas and rearranged lines ⓘ
setToMusicBy Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
setToMusicIn Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ
textType strophic poem ⓘ
theme fraternity ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
humanism ⓘ
joy ⓘ
love ⓘ
unity of mankind ⓘ
universal brotherhood ⓘ
titleTranslation Ode to Joy ⓘ
usedAs textual basis for many choral settings ⓘ
usedIn finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ⓘ

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Friedrich Schiller → notableWork → An die Freude ⓘ
An die Freude → title → An die Freude ⓘ