Already in a sketchbook from 1789, Beethoven wrote down a phrase from the first part of the chorus, intending to write music to Schiller's work. Based on the project from 1812, it is known that it was initially intended to be an overture for choir and orchestra. While working on the Ninth Symphony, Beethoven incorporated the text into its final movement.
A work inspired by Schiller's poem is "Ode to Youth" by Adam Mickiewicz, considered an enthusiastic praise of youth in the spirit of Philomath.
