Ode an die Freude
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Product ID: WG3 TM2003
By Ludwig Van Beethoven
Publisher:
Musikverlag Andrea Wiegand
Arranger:
Buchner
Series:
Festive Music
Genre:
Classical
Line Up:
String / Symphony Orchestra
Duration:
12:00
Level: 3
Set & Score
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About this item
The Ode is much more than the European Hymn. This new arrangement combines the essential choir and orchestra parts, but without solo vocalists. Thus this masterpiece of classical music becomes singable and playable for school and amateur ensembles. The performance converts any festivity into a splendid celebration!
There are only two indispensable vocal parts, soprano and alto (children's choir). A third voice, baritone, can be added. The high soprano parts, dreaded even by professionals, are avoided by transposition. The highest note for soprano is e'. The orchestra supports all of the choir parts. The chosen text verses are easily understood by young singers.
Strings can perform this arrangement alone. The degree of difficulty ranges from medium to relatively easy, in descending order for 1st, 2nd and 3rd violin (or viola). Cello and bass, if desired, have a medium degree of difficulty.
A full orchestra best captures the character of this work. The following winds are desirable: C I / II (flute and oboe / 2nd flute), B-flat I / II (clarinet and trumpet / 2nd clarinet), F I / II (2 French horns) – additional extra prints in b-flat for tenor horn or in e-flat are available for download, C - bass (bassoon or trombone). All wind parts have a medium degree of difficulty. Possible percussion instruments include timpani, bass drum, cymbal and triangle. A piano arrangement facilitates learning the movement, especially for the choir.
The sung about Joy is undoubtedly communicated to the students already while rehearsing. The result is a collective sense of achievement which at least carries an idea of Friedrich von Schiller's fascination for the conjoining effect of joy. This presentation turns any festivety into a splendid celebration.
Songlist (7)
- 1. Introduction Presto
- 2. Theme Allegro assai
- 3. Choir 2 "Wem der große Wurf gelungen" ·
- 4. Alla Marcia
- 5. Choir 3 "Freude, schöner Götterfunken" ·
- 6. Choir 4 "Seid umschlungen, Millionen", Andante maestoso
- 7.Presto
Instrumentation
Score
Piano
Strings:
5 x VI l,
4 x VI II,
3 x VI III + Va,
Vc / Cb,
winds:
2 x C I / II ,
2 x B-flat I / II
2 x F
2 x C-bass
Timpani
Percussion instruments
Choir scores
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Composer
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. The crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.
Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven moved to Vienna in his early 20s, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. His hearing began to deteriorate in the late 1790s, yet he continued to compose, conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.
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