Ode to Joy (German: An die Freude) is an ode written in the summer of 1785 by German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller. It was published the following year in the German magazine Thalia. It is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and it introduces a few new sections.
It was used in the special episode, Our Big HUGE Adventure (A Brand New Outfit & The Missing Invitation), alongside the other three movements of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
Summary[]
In Season 1[]
In A Brand New Outfit, The Symphony No. 9 in D minor was used to sing the caterpillar's song, and the buggy wuggy song.
In The Missing Invitation, Symphony Number 9 in D Minor was used to stop the Butterfly Argument at the UN Headquarters, and the cows' moo song at Barn near Houston Texas.
Episode Appearances[]
Season 1[]
Songs adapted from Ode to Joy[]
Our HUGE Adventure (A Brand New Outfit & The Missing Invitation)[]
Trivia[]
- In the 20th century, an instrumental arrangement of the chorus was adopted by the Council of Europe, and later the European Union, as the Anthem of Europe.
- Rhodesia, an apartheid colonial state in what is now Zimbabwe, used Beethoven's melody as it's national anthem, "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia", from 1974 until 1979.
- It is sometimes performed as a standalone piece.
- Over the years, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" has remained a protest anthem and a celebration of music.
In popular culture[]
- As it is a popular piece, it has been heard as a victory song in many instances of popular culture, ranging from various TV shows and movies.
- This piece also heard in any Peggle games when clearing all of orange pegs, thus triggering "Extreme Fever".
- This piece was heard in the 2008 Pixar mini-movie BURN•E.
- This piece also heard in Courage the Cowardly Dog episode "Mega Muriel the Magnificent".
- This piece was heard in three videos and four CDs of Baby Einstein, as well as one video (long play only) and one CD of WeeSchool.
- "Ode to Joy", Frédéric Chopin's "Funeral March from Piano Sonata No. 2", "In The Hall of the Mountain King", and "The Blue Danube Waltz" also can be heard in TV spots and YouTube shorts of Inside Out 2.
