FROM ODE, TO JOY

Official Book Companion

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Introduction

The Unforgettable Melody of the Ninth
The Immortal Tune
Vor Gott
(Before God)
Vor Gott
Freude, Schöner Götterfunken...

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Leonard Bernstein
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
Outro to 3rd Movement
Part 2

Part 2

The Final Longing of the Third Movement

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Breakdown:
The Unforgettable Melody of the Ninth

1st
B Flat at the Beginning of the Turkish March
B Flat
End of the Cadenza--Listen for the Bass go from A to B!
Cadenza
Intro to the
Finale

Finale
The Final Two Notes of the Symphony: A D

Last 2
Part 3
Jane Thompson
First-hand account of Jane Thompson, who experienced an NDE in 2008.

Part 3

Jane Thompson

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

Documentary: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

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Beethoven's Ninth: Symphony for the World

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Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony
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Code To Joy by George Pratt and Peter Lambrou

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

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The Ninth by
Harvey Sachs

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The Beethoven Factor by Paul Pearsall

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