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Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Scott Stanton)
Subtitle: Theme from 9th Symphony, Mvt. 4
General Info
Year: 1824 / 2020
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
C Instruments
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Violin
B-flat Instruments
- B-flat Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Instruments
- E-flat Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
Part 2
C Instruments
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Violin
B-flat Instruments
- B-flat Clarinet
- B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Instruments
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- Horn in E-flat
Horn in F
Part 3
B-flat Instruments
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- B-flat Trombone T.C.
- Euphonium T.C.
E-flat Instruments
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Horn in E-flat
Bass Clef
- Bassoon
- Trombone
- Euphonium B.C.
- Cello
Horn in F
Viola
Part 4
Tuba
Bass Part
- Bassoon
- Trombone
- Euphonium B.C.
- String Bass
- Keyboard Bass
- Electric Bass Guitar
- Cello
B-flat Treble Clef Bass Part
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
- B-flat Euphonium
- B-flat Tuba T.C.
E-flat Treble Clef Bass Part
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- E-flat Tuba T.C.
Keyboards (optional)
- Electric Piano
- Synthesizer
- Accordion
- Organ
Timpani
Percussion
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Ode to Joy was written in the summer of 1785 by German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller, originally entitled Ode to Freedom. It is best known for the musical setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. The Council of Europe adopted it as the "Anthem of Europe" in 1972.
- Program Note from score
Performance Notes
Every ensemble will be different; your instrumentation is unique. There are no rules for part assignment, other than ensuring each part is played by at least one musician. Cover the parts with your strongest players first and then try to build woodwind and brass choirs within the ensemble.
If possible, all bass instruments should play the introduction. Add more instruments at m.9, building to the full ensemble tutti entrance at m. 21.
Consider thinning out the instrumentation at m. 41, featuring your strongest musicians as soloists on each part or have a few play each part. The full ensemble enters softly at m. 57 and builds to forte at m. 61. For a big finish, repeat the soft to loud dynamic format from m. 69 to the Fine.
This setting also works very well as a daily warm-up. I hope you enjoy Ode to Joy.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
- Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
- The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
- March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
- Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
- Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
- Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
- Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
- Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
All Wind Works
- Adagio Cantabile (arr. Daehn) (1798/2009)
- Adagio Pathétique (arr. Hautvast) (1798/2011)
- Allegretto (arr. Court) (1812/1997)
- Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
- Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
- The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
- Allegro con Brio (tr. Kreines) (1804-1808/)
- Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement (arr. Harnsberger) (1804-1808/)
- Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna) (1807/2014)
- Drei zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schaefer) (1808-1810/1984)
- Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
- Egmont Overture (arr. Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
- Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/197-?)
- Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/2015)
- Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
- Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
- Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
- Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
- The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
- Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
- Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (adapt. Longfield) (1804-1808/2020)
- First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1921)
- Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
- For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
- Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
- Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
- Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
- The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
- Grosse Fuge (arr. Roxburgh) (1825/1995)
- The Heavens Resound (arr. Kinyon) (1803/1990)
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland) (1824/1982)
- Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/197-?)
- Marcia alla Turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
- March in B-flat. See: Marsch
- March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
- March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
- Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
- Military March (Beethoven) (adapt. Greissle) (1816/1827/1945)
- Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
- Moonlight Sonata (arr. Poor) (1801/2010)
- Octet (1792/1834)
- Octet (arr. Byrd) (1792/1834/2021)
- Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
- Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
- Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
- Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
- Overture to "Fidelio" (arr. Sedlak) (1814/1814)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
- Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
- Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
- Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
- Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16 (1796)
- Reflections in Moonlight (arr. Smith) (1801/2007)
- Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
- Rondino (1793/195-?)
- Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920)
- Scherzo from "Symphony No. 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
- Septet in E-flat Major, op. 20 (arr. Crusell)
- Sextet (1796)
- Sextet (1796/2020)
- Siegessinfonie (ed. Whitwell) (1813/2013)
- Six Country Dances (tr. McAlister) (1988)
- Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
- Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
- Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
- Symphony No. 5: Second Movement (arr. Harnsberger). See: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey)
- First and Second Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor
- Third and Fourth Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
- Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
- Symphony No. 7 (arr. Sedlak) (1812/1989?)
- Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
- Three Equale (1812)
- Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
- Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
- The Yorck Marche. See: March in F