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Always inspiring Ode to Joy, anthem of the European Union. The melody used to symbolize the EU comes from the Ninth Symphony composed in 1823 by Ludwig Van Beethoven, when he set music to the Ode to Joy, Friedrich von Schillers lyrical verse from 1785. The poem Ode to Joy expresses Schillers idealistic vision of the human race becoming brothers - a vision Beethoven shared. Without words, in the universal language of music, this anthem expresses the European ideals of freedom, peace and solidarity. The anthem symbolises not only the European Union but also Europe in a wider sense. *Download link (another interpretation by European Union Youth Wind orchestra, recorded in 1994 in Lisbon) europa.eu/.../symbols/anthem/european-anthem-2012.mp3
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:21:03 +0000

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