Symphony No. 9 in D Minor: Op. 125 (Choral)

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Book Overview

Completed in 1824, three years before the composer's death, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony occupies a special place at the summit of Classical literature -- the peak of Beethoven's orchestral output and, for generations of composers, the supreme model of extended symphonic form. The finale is in itself unique in the orchestral repertory of its time, bringing the power of poetry and song to the symphonic fabric: Beethoven's dramatic choral setting of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486299244
• ISBN13: 9780486299242
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.5"