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Symphony No. 9

choral symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Symphony No. 9
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770 - 1827) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Symphony No. 9 is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,067 views/month, #70 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven[3]
  • Part of: list of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number[4], list of symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven[5]
  • Commons category: Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)[6]
  • Language of work or name: German[7]
  • Has part(s): I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso[8], II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto[9], III. Adagio molto e cantabile[10], IV. Finale[11]
  • Inception: 1824[12]
  • Publication date: 1826[13]
  • Lyricist: Friedrich Schiller[14]
  • Dedicated to: Frederick William III of Prussia[15]
  • Tonality: D minor[16]
  • Instrumentation: symphony orchestra[17], choir[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)[19]
  • Inspired by: Ode to Joy[20]
  • Location of creation: Vienna[21]
  • Date of first performance: May 7, 1824[22]
  • Title: 9. Sinfonie[23], Sinfonia n.9[24]
  • Different from: Symphony No. 9[25]
  • Number of parts of this work: 4 movement[26]
  • Location of first performance: Theater am Kärntnertor[27], Vienna[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
  • Copyright status: public domain[30]
  • Has lyrics: Ode to Joy[31]
  • Form of creative work: choral symphony[32], symphony[33]
  • Opus number: 125[34]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Symphony[35]

  • Genre(s): classical, romantic classical, symphony, western classical[36]

  • Community tags: classical, romantic classical, symphony, western classical[37]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c35b4956-d4f8-321a-865b-5b13d9ed192b[38]

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 9 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony CD-ROM choir Frederick William III of Prussia Friedrich Schiller Ludwig van Beethoven public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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