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Question on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Sel Appa
17-05-2006, 23:42
It might help if you have Encarta. If you have it, look for the sound clip of his ninth symphony thing. It has Choral in Italics. What part of the symphony is it?

If you don't have Encarta the best way I can help you is that it was on an old "Starz!" commercial: "Movies. Movies. Movies. Movies...O-on Starz!..."

It's a well-known aprt and I cant figure out where it is. I think it's in the last part...movement rather. Anyone?

EDIT: These appear to be the words:

Freude, schöner Götterfunken
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
Deine Zauber binden wieder
Was die Mode streng geteilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Philosopy
17-05-2006, 23:47
It's the Fourth Movement. And a fine piece of music it is too.
Sel Appa
17-05-2006, 23:48
I cant find where though...and it is good. :)
Philosopy
17-05-2006, 23:49
I cant find where though...and it is good. :)
It starts about 5-6 minutes into the movement. Well, the singing bit does - the famous choral bit you're talking about is about 10 minutes in, if I remember correctly.
Sel Appa
17-05-2006, 23:51
Ok, thanks I'll see if I can find it now.

EDIT: YAY! I found it!...the version I downloaded is quite slow though. Bleh. I wish I could play it, but I can't play any instrument...this may be a reason to start though...
[NS]Liasia
18-05-2006, 00:05
Ok, thanks I'll see if I can find it now.

EDIT: YAY! I found it!...the version I downloaded is quite slow though. Bleh. I wish I could play it, but I can't play any instrument...this may be a reason to start though...

Wouldn't you need to play about 19 different instruments simulataneously to do beetoven?
Philephebia
18-05-2006, 00:10
Liasia']Wouldn't you need to play about 19 different instruments simulataneously to do beetoven?

He does have music fo solo piano...
Letila
18-05-2006, 00:19
EDIT: YAY! I found it!...the version I downloaded is quite slow though. Bleh. I wish I could play it, but I can't play any instrument...this may be a reason to start though...

It's a symphony, which means it's for an entire orchestra (and singers in this case). It really isn't possible to play with one instrument.
Sel Appa
18-05-2006, 02:41
Well I'll reinterpret it as inspiration for learning to play an instrument.
Bodies Without Organs
18-05-2006, 02:49
Liasia']Wouldn't you need to play about 19 different instruments simulataneously to do beetoven?

Pete Seeger thinks otherwise.

Click me (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/samples/B000001DGU/ref=dp_tracks_all_1/104-6090228-2447110?%5Fencoding=UTF8) and look for track 20.