Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. One of the best-known works in common practice music, it is regarded by many critics and musicologists as one of Beethoven's greatest works and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music. In the 2010s, it stands as one of the most performed symphonies in the world. The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in
Choral Symphony (Dyson) Choral Symphony (Dyson) George Dyson's Psalm CVII Symphony and Overture, is a choral symphony written in 1910 as part of the composers studies at Oxford for his Doctorate in Music. Not rediscovered until 2014, it is one of the few compositions surviving from the composers early years. Dyson began work on the symphony shortly after completing his Bachelor of Music degree in 1909. Paul Spicer notes that the Oxford rules required a five-year gap between completing his Bachelorate and submitting for his Doctorate, this meant that while Dyson took his Doctoral exams in September and November 1910, the symphony was