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One of the great achievements of European music, it was Ludwig van Beethoven's last symphony; known also as the “Choral” Symphony. Its finale is a musical setting of Friedrich von Schiller's “Ode to Joy,” a hymn to the unity and freedom of humanity.

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How to use Ninth Symphony in a sentence

The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
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That makes New York the ninth state to require such coverage.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I know the verse because Mrs. Bertalan used to have us do it in ninth-grade choir.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Japanese whisky is like a symphony, then I am a contented listener.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise|Kayleigh Kulp|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Maybe all journeys should be imagined as a single day, short as a trip to the corner or long as a life in its ninth decade.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Oct 13-19, 2014|William Boot|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He directed the Ninth Symphony, and played twice himself with orchestral accompaniments.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Methodius and Cyril, who were sent missionaries to the Sclavonians in the ninth century.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Then came two pieces by the orchestra; next, my three solos in a row, and a symphony of Haydn closed the programme.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Its most important compound is water, of which it forms one-ninth, the other eight-ninths consisting of oxygen.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Now the king sat in the winter house, in the ninth month: and there was a hearth before him full of burning coals.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various