So the composer has been planning to turn this poem into a vocal work since he was young. According to the research of experts and the investigation of historical materials, there is indeed an incomplete and mature prototype of the last movement of the Ninth Symphony in some of Beethoven's early works. He once said, "Make Schiller's ode to Joy into a song.
Schiller's Ode to Joy is famous for Beethoven's ninth (chorus) symphony. Beethoven had the idea of composing music for this long poem at the age of 22 (1792), but when he finished the ninth symphony at the age of 53 (1823), he only chose the first verse, the first half of the second quarter, the third quarter and the second half of the fourth quarter as the lyrics of the final movement.
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Ludwig van Beethoven, who started performing at the age of eight, showed his musical talent very early. From 65438 to 0792, he went to Vienna for further study, made rapid progress in art, and created a large number of outstanding works full of the flavor of the times, including symphonies Hero and Destiny. Overture Egmont; Piano sonatas Pathetique, Moonlight, Storm, Passion, etc.
His works are influenced by the Enlightenment in the18th century and the German hurricane movement, with distinctive personality. In terms of musical expression, he involved almost all musical genres at that time, which greatly improved the expressive force of the piano and made it obtain a symphonic dramatic effect; It also makes symphony an important music form that directly reflects social changes.
Beethoven, as a masterpiece of classical music, opened up the road of romantic music and played a decisive role in the development of world music, and was known as the "saint of music".
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