Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800933 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Louis Drummond. Pop,Rock. Score. 5 pages. Louis Drummond Van Rensburg #6487661. Published by Louis Drummond Van Rensburg (A0.800933). By the time Beethoven's Symphony No 9, with its huge Ode to Joy climax, was premiered on 7 May 1824, the composer was profoundly deaf. Beethoven's revolutionary Ninth Symphony is one of the greatest works in classical repertoire. In 1972 the Council of Europe made Ode to Joy its official anthem. In 1985 the Eorpean Union did the same.My solo piano arrangement of Ode to Joy for intermediate students is in a Rock style and includes an optional written improvised solo.