Ode to Joy Anthem of Europe by the Council of Europe in 1972 and subsequently by the European Union. Schiller wrote the first version of the poem when he was staying in Gohlis, Leipzig. In the year 1785 from the beginning of May till mid September, he stayed with his publisher Georg Joachim Göschen in Leipzig and wrote "An die Freude" along with his play "Don Carlos". Schiller later made some revisions to the poem which was then republished posthumously in 1808, and it was this latter version that forms the basis for Beethoven's setting. Despite the lasting popularity of the ode, Schiller
The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs "The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs" is a 1977 science fiction short story by Carter Scholz. It was first published in "Universe 7". Time travelling musicologists enter the mind of Ludwig van Beethoven so as to observe the creation of his ninth symphony, but their presence changes things in unexpected ways, and the symphony is lost. "The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs" was a finalist for the 1977 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 1978 Hugo Award for