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Title	Ode an die Freude (European Anthem)
Article no.	3100656
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Festive music, fanfare, hymns
Instrumentation	Fa (fanfare band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Text language	German {de}
Country of publication	Netherlands (nl)
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Series title	Arrangement Classic Series
Composer	Beethoven, Ludwig van
Arranger	Hautvast, Willy
Difficulty level	2
Additional info/contents	This Ode to Joy is the choral finale of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, composed in 1823, using a poem written in 1785 by Friedrich von Schiller. During the Olympic Games of 1956, 1960 and 1964, Ode to Joy was played as the national anthem for the German Unity Team, and in 1972 it was chosen as the anthem for the Council of Europe. In 1985, it was chosen by the Heads of State, and the Government of the European Union as the official anthem of the European Union. Prt ChoPrt (1x) SSax ASax TSax BSax Flh 1,2,3 EsCnt Trp 1,2,3 Hrn in F+Eb 1,2,3 Trb in C 1,2,3 (BC) Trb in Bb 1,2,3 (BC+TC) Brt in C (BC) Brt in Bb (BC+TC) Euph in C (BC) Euph in Bb (BC+TC) EsTub (BC+TC) BTub (BC+TC) Tub in C (BC) KB Perc Tmp Schlgz
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	Ode an die Freude (European Anthem) (fanfare band), full score and parts
	Ode an Die Freude (fanfare band), full score
	Ode an Die Freude (fanfare band), chorus score

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