This classic style chime is tuned to the bright and joyful tones from the famous finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Beethoven’s last great work, his Symphony No. 9 in D minor, premiered in Vienna in 1824. Also known as the Ode to Joy Symphony, it was received with numerous standing ovations, with some members of the audience enthusiastically waving hats and handkerchiefs to show their appreciation for the composer who could no longer hear the applause. 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. Started in 1979, Woodstock Percussion is a family-owned business located in New York’s Hudson Valley. Woodstock Chimes are precision tuned, high quality windchimes created by Grammy Award winning musician Garry Kvistad. Woodstock Percussion products are designed in New York State and manufactured around the world. Woodstock representatives visit the production facilities frequently to ensure their high standards are met; the facilities are clean and organized and the employees are paid fair wages while being treated with dignity and respect. Woodstock chimes are both kinetic and musical, performing beautifully without the need of fossil fuels. The result is simplicity and sustainability as they are powered by the wind which is the creation of the heat from the sun – the most sustainable of all energy. Woodstock has been creating chimes that are the choice of discerning customers for over 30 years.
Product Features
- 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
Music to my ears Wonderful, high quality chime hangs outside my kitchen window and it is a pleasure to have. The sound is crisp and not at all the high-pitched tinny sound I was hoping it was not. It is a beautiful mid-tone sound and I’m enjoying it very much.
Woodstock Chimes are beautiful to both the eye and the ear. I purchased this set of chimes to complement another Woodstock set that is in the same key and was pleased that these chimes are indeed the most musically accurate windchimes available.