Which composer wrote the Ode to Joy, featured in his Ninth Symphony?

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Which composer wrote the Ode to Joy, featured in his Ninth Symphony?

A. Ludwig van Beethoven

B. Franz Schubert

C. Franz Joseph Haydn

D. Johannes Brahms

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B. Franz Schubert

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C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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A. Sonata-Allegro

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C. Rondo

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A. Ludwig van Beethoven

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