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The Anthem of Europe or European Anthem, also known as Ode to Joy, is a piece of instrumental music adapted from the prelude of the final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony composed in 1823, originally set to words adapted from Friedrich Schiller's 1785 poem "Ode to Joy".
"Anthem of Europe" is the anthem of the Council of Europe and the European Union. It is based on "Ode to Joy" from the final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symp...
"Ode to Joy" Official anthem of European Union & Council of Europe --- "Ode to Joy" is the anthem of Europe, also called the European anthem. It has been adopted by both the Council of Europe...
In 1985, it was adopted by EU leaders as the official anthem of the European Union. There are no words to the anthem; it consists of music only. In the universal language of music, this anthem expresses the European ideals of freedom, peace and solidarity.
The "Anthem of Europe" (Latin: Hymnus Europae, say: HIM-nooss EW-roh-py) is the anthem of both the European Union and the Council of Europe. It has no words, just music, and is based on the 1823 song "Ode to Joy". Its purpose is to honour shared European values. The EU describes it as expressing the ideals of freedom, peace and unity.
"Anthem of Europe" is the anthem of the Council of Europe and the European Union. It is based on "Ode to Joy" from the final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony composed in...
Since 1972, the finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has been the official anthem of the European Community and its successor: the EU. Here's why.
Since 1972, the European anthem has been an excerpt from the prelude to the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. The Council of Europe makes available to professionals and the general public recordings of different interpretations of the European Anthem.
The Council of Europe chooses Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", the 4th movement of the composer's 9th symphony, as the European Anthem. The European Community adopt the same music as their own European Anthem in 1986.
On 29 May 1986, the European flag and the European anthem were officially adopted at a ceremony held in Brussels. Although the version of the anthem chosen had no lyrics, it has come to symbolise the European Union.