Symphony No. 9 D minor Finale = Symphonie Nr. 9, op. 125, 4（ヴォーカル・スコア） 31.038/00 Nun komm der Heiden Heiland

Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 660

The third movement

based as its most important source on the conducting score from which Handel himself directed his performances

basso continuo and three trombones (colla parte with the chorus)

it leads into the concluding chorale which

Symphony No. 9 D minor Finale = Symphonie Nr. 9, op. 125, 4（ヴォーカル・スコア） 31.038/00 Nun komm der Heiden HeilandIts about 200 years since Beethoven scribbled down a theme in D minor in his sketch book, which he later used, slightly altered, in the 2nd movement of his 9th Symphony. Beethoven had thought of setting Schillers Ode to Joy much earlier. As early as 1803 Ferdinand Ries mentioned a complete setting of the text by Beethoven which no longer survives. The vocal score of the finale of the 9th Symphony is based on the vocal score made by Carl Reinecke