The music commonly known as "Ode to Joy" originally came from the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony no. 9 in D Minor, also known as the "Choral Symphony" because it was the first to incorporate voice as one of the instruments. Beethoven wrote the music but not the words. Ode to Joy was actually a poem written as An die Freude, by Friedrich Schiller in 1785.

Beethoven was a very famous composer. His song "Ode to Joy" is very easy to sing because there are very few high notes, and it is conjunct.

E,E,F,G,G,F,E,D,C,C,D,E,E,F,G,G,F,E,D,C,C,D,e

b b c' d' d' c' b a g g a b b a a b b c' d' d' c' b a g g a b b g g a a b g a bc' b g a bc' b a g a d b b b c' d' d' c' b a g g a b a g g

He was deaf. Completely deaf. He couldn't hear anything so to "hear" his own music he cut the legs off his piano and felt the vibrations as he played.

The poem Ode to Joy was written in 1785 by Friedrich Schiller. Almost 40 years later, in 1824, the poem was set to music by Beethoven, as part of his Ninth Symphony. This is the form of Ode to Joy that most people are familiar with. So, if you consider something that was written over 200 years ago old - then yes it is.

The name of the full symphony is "Choral." The "Ode to Joy" was a poem Beethoven used as text in the last movement.

Eefggfedccdeedc

Bbccdf#

gedcbf#Ed

B b c- d d- c b a- g- g- a b b- a a - b b c- d d c- b a g- g a b- a- g g

a a- b g a- b c b g- a b c b- a g a-d(low) b b c- d d c- b a g- g a b- a- gg

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b,b,c',d',d',c',b,a,g,g,a,b,b,a,a

b,b,c',d',d',c',b,a,g,g,a,b,a,g,g

a,a,b,g,a,b,c',b,g,a,b,c',b,a,g,a,D low

b,b,c',d',d',c;,b,a,g,g,a,b,a,g,g

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B B C' D' D' C' B A G G A B B AA

B B C' D' D' C' B A G G A B A GG

A A B G A B C' B G A B C' B A G A D ( The low D not D')

B B C' D' D' C' B A G G A B A G G

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BBCDDCBAGGABBAA BBCDDCBAGGABAGG AABG ABCBG ABCBAGA Low D BBCDDCBAGGABAGG

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B B High C High D High D High C B A G G A B B A A2

B B High C High D High D High C B A G G A B A G G2

A A B G A B High C B G A B High C B A G A Low D B 2 Beats

B B High C High D High D High C B A G G A B A G G2

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b,b,c',d',d',c',b,a,g,g,a,b,b,a,ab,b,c',d',d',c',b,a,g,g,a,b,a,g,ga,a,b,g,a,b,c',b,g,a,b,c',b,a,g,a,D lowb,b,c',d',d',c;,b,a,g,g,a,b,a,g,g

The notes are B,b,c,d,d,c,b,a,g,g,a,b,b,a,a,b,b,c,d,d,c,b,a,g,g,a ,b,a,g,g,a,a,b,g,a,b,c,b,a,g, LOW,d,b,b,c,d,d,c,b,a,g,g,b,a,g,g.

The music can also be found here.

http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music/ode-to-joy-sheet-music.pdf

do ti la sol fa mi re do

so la la ti ti do

do do ti la sol sol fa mi

do do ti la sol sol fa mi

mi mi mi mi fa sol mi re re re mi fa

re do do fa mi re do

piano, violin,organ,Flute