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The melody used to symbolise the EU comes from the Ninth Symphony, composed in 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven when he set music to the "Ode to Joy", Friedrich von Schiller's lyrical
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Rochester Philharmonic on Twitter: "Did you know, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was inspired by a poem by Friedrich Schiller called "Ode To Joy"? Come catch our performance of it tonight, and again on
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