The 9th Symphony is probably the greatest of all time because of its strong feeling of happiness and joy. Beethoven dedicated it to all mankind. The 9th Symphony contains “Ode to Joy,” which is a song that everybody knows about. Well, anyhow, this article is about the 1st movement, not the 5th. I think that the 1st movement (allegro) of the 9th Symphony starts with a happy feeling but also fears the consequences and what waits before them. Then, the fears are showered away and come back. The song itself is really graceful and has many graceful parts. Then, back and forth, the fear turns into anger, but complex anger. The song is motivating and feels like a strong but happy empire.

When Beethoven made this song, he was growing deaf. When he conducted it, we had to trust his memory. Beethoven is truly the greatest composer ever. Beethoven wasn't like Mozart, but because he struggled, his music was even greater than Mozart’s. When I say it was greater, I mean it was deeper; it had a stronger emotion, for sure!  

A good analogy for Beethoven is a crackling, in which flames rise up and die down. When the flame goes up, the music grows stronger and louder, and when it goes down, the song gets weaker and quieter.

Creating this song must have been a true challenge for Beethoven, but growing deaf humbled him more as he wrote this song. This song was very humbling for him, as I said, but then again, it’s Beethoven. As Beethoven knew that he was going to finish it, Mozart or not, Mozart would be humbled by him. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" sounds pretty good, but the emotion from Beethoven is just amazing. I would start to break down and cry if I heard this anymore. 

Beethoven, just as a composer, is an amazing person, but I have a funny story about Beethoven. So, one day, Beethoven was teaching his student, with whom he (for some reason) fell in love. She soon walked in with her fiance one day, and Beethoven was mad. He was mad because he wrote a song for her that she could always play. This song was Fur Elise, it was for Elise, his student. Now, he wrote a song for her, but she was engaged. So he made the end of the song extremely hard, so she could never play the song.

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The 9th symphony is probably the greatest symphony of all time because of its strong feeling of happiness and joy. The 9th symphony contains “Ode to Joy '' which is a song that everybody knows about. Well, anyhow this article is about the 1st movement not the 5th. I think that the 1st movement (allegro) of the 9th symphony starts with a happy feeling but also fearing the consequences and what waits before them. Then the fears are showered away and come back. The song itself is really graceful and has many graceful parts. Then back and forth the fear turns into anger, but complex anger. The song itself is very motivating and feels like a strong but happy empire. This symphony showcases the brilliance of Beethoven and his great skill to write music. This movement shows that Beethoven is deeper than Mozart - to defend Mozart music doesn’t have to have a meaning to be pretty - and the true father of romantic classical, and the deepest classical artist with the greatest passion of most classical composers

When Beethoven made this song he was growing deaf. When he was conducting this song we had to trust his memory. Beethoven is truly the greatest composer ever. Beethoven wasn't as Mozart but, because he struggled, his music was even greater than Mozart’s. When I say it was greater I mean it was deeper, it had a stronger emotion for sure!  

A good analogy for Beethoven is a crackling, which flames rise up and die down, when the flame goes up the music grows stronger and louder, when it goes down the song gets weaker and quieter.

This process of creating this song must have been a true challenge for Beethoven, but growing deaf was humbling him more as he wrote this song. This song was very humbling for him, as I said, but then again, it’s Beethoven. As Beethoven he knew that he was going to finish it, Mozart or not, Mozart would be humbled by him. Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" sounds pretty good, but the emotion from Beethoven is just amazing.

I would personally start to cry, if I heard this anymore. 

Beethoven, just as a composer, is an amazing person, but I got a funny story for you about Beethoven. So, one day Beethoven was teaching his student that he (for some reason) fell in love with. She soon one day walked in with her fiance and Beethoven was mad. He was mad because he wrote a song for her that she could play all the time. This song was Fur Elise, it was for Elise, his student. Now, he wrote a song for her, but she was engaged. So he made the end of the song extremely hard, so she could never play the song. (Very petty move from Beethoven.)  

To wrap things up, this is the symphony that makes Beethoven better than every other composer in the history of the genre of Classical music.

 “Ode to Joy”; 9th Symphony 5th Movement by Beethoven    

By: Andreas Philippakis & Simon Estifanos

Hello, welcome to another edition of Classical Chronicles, today we will be discussing Ode to  Joy. In my opinion the 9th symphony is definitely the greatest symphony of all time. So this won’t be too long.

The poem in the song “Ode to Joy” comes from a poem written by someone named Schiller. 

Schiller was a great poet who wrote many poems such as: “Song of the bell, The Pledge, and Resignation.” He was one of the great poets of the 18th century. So great that Beethoven chose his poem for Beethoven’s symphony. Beethoven was definitely losing his hearing in his 9th Symphony. Still, just like his other movements in this symphony, there was absolutely no way to stop this composer, whether you’re an Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart fan or a Johann Sebastian Bach fan.

This is the last song Beethoven ever wrote, and in my opinion, it is the greatest. It is the only symphony that has a choir, which is why it is named “Choral.” As we said in our first article (Classical Chronicles edition I Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 Mov. 1. In my opinion, it is the greatest. Michael says, “It’s good!” and emphasizes that statement. Ian Prost says, “I'd give it a 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 out of 5!”.  Eamon says, “It’s a good and beautiful song”.  Enzo says,” It is like my favorite classical piece”. Guillem says, “Very beautiful; it’s relaxing for meditation.”

The 9th Symphony is really a perfect symphony for many reasons. Some of them are A. It's in Chronological order.  And B. It's very pretty. What I mean by it being in chronological order is that it is confused, hopeful, scared, triumphant, and then joyful in the most high.

Well, that wraps it up; we will see you in the IV Classical Chronicles edition, 7th Symphony.

Allegretto…

Mercy Works is a class/school business. In it, we can make things (mostly jewelry)to sell. All the money earned will go to the people in need. This month’s gemstone is amethyst, so most of our jewelry(bracelets, necklaces, etc.) will be made from this. Another thing we like to include in our jewelry is miraculous medals. Miraculous medals come from St. Catherine of Laboure, whom Mary appeared to, asking for a medal to be made in her honor.

St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta believed so much in the powerful graces associated with this 'miracle medal' that she gave out thousands to people everywhere she went.

St. Peter School 4th grade class has started a charity called Mercy Works. This business focuses on making and selling merchandise such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, Miraculous Medal necklaces, prayer lockets, chaplet bracelets, gemstone earrings, handcrafted nativity sets, holy water fonts, picture frames, handmade wooden boxes, plants, and beeswax candles.

   Purchasing this merchandise can help save lives and improve the quality of others' lives. We do this because we want to help others have the same quality of life that we do. So today, with your help, we hope to make a difference. All the money we make will go to a charity supporting one of the corporal or spiritual works of mercy, which is why our company's name is Mercy Works. 

As of right now, we are nearing Chinese new year. In fact at the time I am writing this we are three days away from Chinese New Year! My class coincidentally is reading about ancient China and their culture. The chapter was “A Great Teacher Of A Great People”. It was about how China constantly spoke different languages and this was their script. The chapter then mentions that Chinese is easy to read because it's just a symbol of the thing it's representing.

 These thoughts and principles spread throughout many people. Then a man named Confucious came by wanting to make people happy with his teachings. His teaching style was very wise and he had a very good opinion about humanity stating that humans were born innocent and once they become bad they still have a little bit of innocence still inside of them. The author says that when he was a school boy China was to him “at the other end of the world”. And China called themselves “Son of Heaven”.

 The start of Chinese New Year is February 10th and lasts 8 days. This year the animal is the dragon! The dragon is the fifth in the cycle of the animals. Chinese New Year is full of vibrant shades of red, gifts, prosperity, and good luck! One of the most iconic gifts I receive every Chinese New Year is the red envelope. The red envelope contains money and contains good luck and wards off evil spirits.

Chinese New Year is amazingly covered in red but have you ever wondered why? There are also large drums people use in “dragon dances”. Why do they cover everything in red? Why do they use such booming drums? Well the reason why is because there was a folktale claiming that this monster called “Nian” ate humans annually. The Chinese discovered that it was afraid of loud sounds and the color red. So it became a tradition to cover everything in red and boom large drums in dragon dances yearly to scare off the monster.

Tons of parades stomp through the streets filing cities and towns with beautiful colors and amazing performances. Drums often almost always boom with great depth and vibrance. Firecrackers and fireworks are set off not only for performance but for tradition and their safety from Nian. People give golden chocolate coins and that symbolizes wealth and prosperity. 

Dragon dances drive away evil spirits and ushers in good luck and blessings for the community. The year of the dragon symbolizes adventurousness, courage, and confidence. Dragon dances are a form of dance and require dexterity, endurance, and precise foot placement sometimes on poles jumping around like a flowing dragon racing throughout the air as the dragon dances along the deep booming nature of the drums. The dragon consists of many decorations such as; ear rings, jewelry, flowers, and beautiful stones.

I recently went to a gathering celebrating Chinese New Year and I got 20$ from a red envelope. My grandma gave me 200$! They really do care about me to give me that amount of money. I gave my friend Dylan a red envelope for Chinese New Year even though he didn't know much about it. We had a amazing dinner there even though i had allergic reactions to their dogs. I gave my friends Louis and Latan a red envelope too.

 There is a festival called lantern festival taking place on the last day of Chinese New Year. They carry lanterns with riddles written on them. They then solve the riddles on it, then they usually eat sticky rice (it actually is sticky) and watch lion dances, parades, dragon dances, and fireworks. This marks the end of Chinese New Year. Then the next new year comes and the cycle repeats.

The Penderwicks book series is probably one of the best five books that I have ever read! The books are full of adventure. The Penderwicks book series is mainly based on four sisters: Rosiland, Skye, Jane, and Batty. Their dad is also included in the story, and sadly, their mother died of cancer when the youngest, Batty, was born.

My personal favorite book of the series is the first one, “Penderwicks, A Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.” I like that one the most because I find it the most interesting. It is about when the four sisters go to a place called Arundel. Arundel is a mansion with a little yellow cottage next to it. The Penderwicks stayed at the cottage for three weeks. In those three weeks, they met a very kind and interesting boy. The boy’s name was Jeffrey. The Penderwicks went on many adventures with Jeffrey, including when they went to a field, and Batty almost got eaten alive by a bull, but thankfully, Jeffrey saved her. 

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Here are some of my classmates' quotes about the Penderwicks:

Lucia says “It was really interesting and I loved how it had so many adventures!”

Mathilde says “I love it, it’s just such a great book!”

Debi says, “I Love it! It is Amazing!”

International Night at St Peter's is an important annual event because everyone can bring a piece of their country and culture to share it with the whole school.

This year, the event was held on the night of February 5th. Several of my classmates and I attended, and it was a blast! I asked some people of my friends what their opinion of International Night was, and they said it was really fun, and that the food was super good. My friend Olivia said her favorite country was Ireland because she is Irish and that she loved the food at the Ireland booth; the best one was the butter and Irish potato chip sandwich. 

My favorite was the Spain booth because it showed a lot of European culture and had a lot of architecture; plus the food was great! My classmate Guillem and his family, who are from Spain, helped with this booth! Guillem had a great time at the event, saying, “It was really fun and a great experience. It was cool that you can bring little pieces of your country, and it was fun to bring Spain and share it with SPS.”

My classmate Enzo's family is French; they helped with the France table. Here's what Enzo had to say about the event: “It was nice. Many people Liked the things we brought; I liked how a lot of people were trying something new, and I noticed many people complimented the food. Many people loved France.”   

Also at the event was the eighth-grade face painting booth and a bake sale to raise money for their trip to Washington, D.C., next spring. The face painters offered to paint peoples' faces with a ferocious look, or to show their favorite country or to where their family is from! 

 The night was a great success!