FROM ODE, TO JOY

Official Book Companion

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Introduction

The Unforgettable Melody of the Ninth
Vor Gott
(Before God)

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Leonard Bernstein on Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and the state of the world...back in the 80's.
The Final Longing of the Third Movement
Part 2

Part 2

The Final Longing of the Third Movement

Breakdown:
The Unforgettable Melody of the Ninth

B Flat at the Beginning of the Turkish March
End of the Cadenza--Listen for the Bass go from A to B!
Intro to the
Finale

The Final Two Notes of the Symphony: A D

Part 3
Jane Thompson
First-hand account of Jane Thompson, who experienced an NDE in 2008.

Part 3

First-hand account of Jane Thompson, who experienced an NDE in 2008.
Appendix

Documentary: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Beethoven's Ninth: Symphony for the World

Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony

Code To Joy by George Pratt and Peter Lambrou

Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the
19th Century Orchestra edX Course (Harvard)
The Ninth Symphony by David Benjamin Levy

Documentary: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

The Ninth by
Harvey Sachs

The Beethoven Factor by Paul Pearsall