Learning with Ludwig: Eight Lessons in Music Theory from Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'

By Matthew Brown

Beethoven's Freude theme--or "Ode to Joy"--is perhaps the most iconic melody ever created. This book sets out to show why the Freude theme has acquired this almost mythic status and what its use in the finale of the Ninth Symphony reveals about the mechanics of tonal composition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839997885
• ISBN13: 9781839997884
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 100 Pages