Keyword: Ludwig van Beethoven

How Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Fortified Resistance Movements All Over the World

Picture: Joseph Karl Stieler Video Regarded as one of the most important works in Western classical music, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth symphony, which includes lyrics from the poem “Ode to Joy”, has inspired resistance movements all over the world from Chile to China. Al Jazeera’s Witness has produced a fascinating documentary about the meaning that the symphony holds for activists from a diversity of backgrounds - all searching for freedom through fraternity. According to Al Jazeera: At...