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*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 5, perhaps the best-recognized classical work ever written.
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 5, perhaps the best-recognized classical work ever written.
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 9, with the choral "Ode to Joy" in the fourth movement. This piece was performed by Leonard Bernstein to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall, with the lyrics changed slightly to "Ode to Freedom".
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 9, with the choral "Ode to Joy" in the fourth movement. This piece was performed by Leonard Bernstein to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall, with the lyrics changed slightly to "Ode to Freedom".
*[[Antonin Dvořák|Dvořák's]] Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," with themes that have the flavor of black spirituals to them.<ref>Dvořák was not a musicologist, and, oddly, believed that "Negro" and "Indian" music were similar. He himself regarded the music as Indian-themed, with connections to ''The Song of Hiawatha.''</ref>
*[[Antonin Dvorak|Dvořák's]] Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," with themes that have the flavor of black spirituals to them.<ref>Dvořák was not a musicologist, and, oddly, believed that "Negro" and "Indian" music were similar. He himself regarded the music as Indian-themed, with connections to ''The Song of Hiawatha.''</ref>
Other composers known for their symphonies include [[Joseph Haydn]], [[Franz Schubert]], [[Jean Sibelius]], [[Gustav Mahler]], [[Anton Bruckner]], [[Sergei Prokofiev]], and [[Dmitri Shostakovitch]].
Other composers known for their symphonies include [[Joseph Haydn]], [[Franz Schubert]], [[Jean Sibelius]], [[Gustav Mahler]], [[Anton Bruckner]], [[Sergei Prokofiev]], and [[Dmitri Shostakovitch]].