But it had a long gestation period. He was really enamored of this ode of Schiller's, "Ode to Joy," and he started thinking about setting it as a vocal work at the end of the 18th century.

His revolutionary idea to incorporate parts of Friedrich von Schiller’s lyrical verse “Ode to Joy” paradoxically made his ...

which ends with the famous anthem “Ode to Joy,” based on Friedrich Schiller’s poem “An die Freude.” In the symphony’s fourth movement, with the orchestra playing at full volume ...

ORCMA will present a collaboration featuring the Oak Ridge Symphony, Oak Ridge Chorus, Knoxville Opera, and the Pellissippi ...