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Played in Vienna to mark the 200th anniversary of its first performance.
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The city where the German composer lived and worked for much of his life.
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He composed many of his most famous works there.
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A member of the choir told the BBC how happy she was to sing.
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It's the whole world to us to be able to sing this wonderful message of love.
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The Ninth Symphony is believed to be one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.
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It is also one of the most played and most widely recognized classical works.
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This was revolutionary 200 years ago because it used solo voices.
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An adapted version of Ode to Joy is the anthem of the European Union.
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In Japan it is sung each December by a choir of 10,000 singers.
See the Beethoven's Ninth Symphony lesson for the whole text.
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