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Song Request

I am very interested in Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, but I cannot find the music anywhere in NWC format.  Does anybody know a) where it is, or b) if anybody is working on it?  It is a beautiful song that I think would be highly enjoyed.

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Reply #1
My local orchestra is performing it in December.
If my conductor lets me have the score ahead of time I will be working on it.
No promises, though.

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Reply #2
If you mean the whole Symphony and not just the popular choral ending, it's an awfully big lot of music!
If you have been in a chorus and had to sit through the orchestral sections waiting for your entry you will know this..

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Reply #3
Hello  Necarion

the whole score is downloadable from the free sheet music libery
in pdf format the only drawback is the site is a very slow site
it often takes 10 minuetes to download a single file even using broadband jjohn

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Reply #4
I am penitent  --  I was thinking of the Choral Smphony a rather better known work.

Tony


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Reply #6
The scriptorium has the 9th symphony.  I'd personally love to sing and sit through the entire peace, but just the sung ending is perfectly fine.  I want to sing the piece, but don't have perfect pitch :).  Thats why I use NWC.

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Reply #7
Much easier than perusing the symphonic score, if you're only interested in the "Ode to Joy" tune:  many church hymnals contain settings of this tune in 4 parts.  The United Methodist Hymnal, for example, has at least two: "Sing with All the Saints in Glory" and "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee."  Hope this helps.

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Reply #8
I'm working on the Choral Fantasia now, but just the choral section with piano accompaniment, and should have it posted in Scriptorium in a few weeks.  However, it well be in the NWC2 format.