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Woodstock Chimes OJ Ode to Joy Chime, Silver

Woodstock Chimes

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Tuned to the joyful tones of the famous finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. This majestic sounding wind chime is tuned to the theme of the famous finale of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor (Ode to Joy), which premiered in Vienna in 1824. Given a standing ovation, many in the audience enthusiastically waved hats and handkerchiefs to show their appreciation for the composer who could not hear the applause because he was almost totally deaf. Changing the text from "Ode to Joy" to "Ode to Freedom" and using musicians from around the world, Leonard Bernstein conducted this symphony at the historic fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. No matter where you hang this classic windchime, whether outdoors or in your home, may it remind you of joy and freedom. The words in the choral finale were taken from a poem by Friedrich Schiller, and the music from this movement has been adopted as the official European Anthem: "Be embraced, millions! This kiss for the whole world! Brothers, above the starry canopy. Must a loving Father dwell. Do you bow down, millions? Do you sense the Creator, world? Seek Him beyond the starry canopy! Beyond the stars must He dwell." In 1979, Grammy Award-winning musician and instrument designer Garry Kvistad created the first Woodstock Chime from an aluminum lawn chair he found in a landfill. Fascinated by the Scale of Olympos, a 7th century pentatonic scale that can’t be played on a modern piano, Garry cut and tuned the lawn chair tubes to the exact frequency of the ancient scale. The resulting Chimes of Olympos was the first Woodstock Chime and is still one of our best selling, musically-tuned windchimes. Garry and his wife Diane still develop the chimes today as part of their family-owned business in New York’s Hudson Valley. Woodstock Chimes - The World's Favorite Windchime.

FEATURES

  • Tuned to notes from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
  • Cherry finish ash wood, 8 silver aluminum tubes, removable windcatcher for easy customization
  • Length: 26'' Overall chime length is measured from top of gather ring / knob to bottom of wind catcher
  • Tuned to the joyful tones of the famous finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony
  • In 1979, Grammy award-winning musician and instrument designer Garry Kvistad created the first Woodstock Chime from an aluminum lawn chair he found in a landfill; Garry and his wife Diane founded Woodstock Chimes in 1979 and still develop the chimes today
  • The famous finale from beethoven's symphony no. 9 rings loud and clear from this chime
  • Cherry wood with 8 anodized aluminum chime tubes
  • Add music, motion, and beauty to your home
  • Woodstock chimes are created by Grammy Award winning musician Garry Kvistad
  • Chime is 26-1/2-inch long

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