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What was last symphony?

Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, also known as the Choral Symphony, is his final complete symphony. It was composed between 1822 and 1824 and premiered on 7 May 1824 at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna. The symphony is notable for its use of a chorus in the fourth movement, which sets a text from Friedrich Schiller's 1785 poem "Ode to Joy". The Ninth Symphony is considered one of the most important and influential works in Western music, and it is often performed at major concerts and celebrations.

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