Art of Joy!, The (Full Instrumentation)

Style: Classical | Difficulty: Medium Difficult | Grade: 4

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The Art Of Joy! is an uplifting musical celebration of the experience of joy within the grandiose, the mundane, and everything in between. The main theme is instantly recognizable as the famous “Ode To Joy” from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125.

CREDITS

Composed by: Ludwig VanBeethoven, Richard Rogers, Key Poulan
Arranged by: Key Poulan, Key Poulan, Joe Avery, and Stephan Garcia
Licensing Required for the "My Favorite Things" snippet in the percussion feature
Originally commissioned by: Clovis H.S., Clovis, California - Esmeralda Rocha Lozano, Director
Published By: Key Poulan Music
Duration: Approximately 7:48

MUSIC SAMPLES

Mvt. 1: Joy is to Begin is a jubilant treatment of Beethoven’s famous melody. The soaring tutti sections and spritely solos are reminders to find and cherish the joy found in all moments of life, great and small.
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Mvt. 2: He Who Has Not Looked on Sorrow offers a variation of Beethoven’s melody in minor as a poignant reflection on the valuable counterbalance and necessary personal growth afforded by times of pain and sorrow.
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Mvt. 3: Favorite Things reminds us that boundless joy can be found in the simplest and smallest of things. LICENSE REQUIRED
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Mvt. 4: Joy is Not in Things, It is in Us! reprises Beethoven’s melody with brief interjections of “Joy To The World” from Georg Friedrich Händel’s 1741 oratorio The Messiah.
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