Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 is a symphonic poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by the book of the same title by Friedrich Nietzsche. It was first performed in Frankfurt, with the composer conducting. It is best known for its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey (which was also inspired at least in part by Nietzsche's book). A symphonic poem or tone poem is a piece of orchestral music, in one movement, in which some extra-musical programme provides a narrative or illustrative element. ... Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Also sprach Zarathustra. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (IPA:) (October 15, 1844–August 25, 1900), a German philologist and philosopher, produced critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered around a basic question regarding the positive and negative attitudes of various systems of morality toward life. ... Skyline of Frankfurt at night is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director and producer. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Structure

The work runs for about half an hour. It is divided into nine sections that are played with only three clear breaks. The sections (named after chapters in the book) are: The Introduction, Of the Backworldsmen, Of the Great Yearning, Of Joys and Passions, The Song of the Grave, Of Science and Learning, The Convalescent, The Dance Song, and the Song of the Night Wanderer.

The brass fanfare of the Introduction introduces a motif that permeates the structure of the entire work.

Of the Backworldsmen begins in the low strings before opening up into a lyrical passage for the entire section. The following two sections, Of the Great Yearning and Of Joys and Passions, both introduce motifs that are more chromatic in nature.

Of Science and Learning features an unusual fugue, which consists of all twelve notes of the chromatic scale. In music, a fugue is a type of piece written for counterpoint for several independent musical voices. ...

The Convalescent acts as a reprise of the original motif, and climaxes with a massive chord in the entire orchestra.

The Dance Song features a very prominent violin solo all throughout that particular section.

The end of the Night Wanderer movement leaves the piece half resolved, with the flutes and violins playing a B major chord, while the lower strings pluck a C.

Use in sports and music performances, in popular culture, and in history

The piece recorded for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was played during the Apollo 13 launch prior to its famous disaster (the Command Module's call sign was "Odyssey"). Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director and producer. ... Apollo 13 was the third American manned lunar landing mission, part of the Apollo program. ...

Since being popularized by its use in the movie, the "Dawn" section has been used as the entrance music for singer Elvis Presley and professional wrestling star Ric Flair (and other pro wrestlers), and also at many occasions at the University of South Carolina. The use of this piece at South Carolina began in 1983, when the school's late football coach Joe Morrison introduced it as the team's entrance music, intending it for the school's bicentennial in 2001. This has spread to pre-game introductions for basketball and it is now played for baseball also, and is even used in graduation ceremonies at the university held at the Colonial Center. Elvis redirects here. ... Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... Richard Morgan Fleihr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his ring name The Nature Boy Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand. ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC or Carolina) is a public, coeducational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina and is the flagship campus of the University of South Carolina System. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... . The Colonial Center is a basketball arena in Columbia, South Carolina. ...

In Toy Story 2, the music is also played there when Buzz Lightyear steps on each steps to Zurg's power, but the music is interrupted when Buzz fell down. Toy Story 2 is a CGI animation film and the sequel to Toy Story, and the third Disney/Pixar feature film, which featured the adventures of a group of toys that come to life when no one is around to see them. ...

During the Boston Red Sox 2005 Opening Day ceremony, members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops played Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra, while a huge banner proclaiming "World Series 2004 Champions" dropped from the top of the Green Monster and covered nearly all of the 37-foot-high wall. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Current uniform Ballpark Fenway Park (1912-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 â€¢ 1918 â€¢ 1916 â€¢ 1915 1912 â€¢ 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 â€¢ 1986 â€¢ 1975 â€¢ 1967 1946 â€¢ 1918 â€¢ 1916 â€¢ 1915 1912 â€¢ 1904 â€¢ 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The Green Monster in 2004, showing the manual scoreboard and Green Monster seating The Green Monster is the nickname of the 37-foot, two-inch (11. ...

At Princeton University's football annual homecoming game (played against either Harvard or Yale in alternate years), the Princeton University Band performs the "Dawn" section as the finale of the halftime show. During the performance, the band performs what it calls the "flasher" routine, in which several members of the band tie large placards, each having a single large letter written on it, around their necks and don large overcoats to cover the letters. These band members stand in front of the rest of the band, and on each of the three climactic sections of the theme, open their jackets to reveal a message to the audience. The first message is related to the punch line of a joke read over the public address. The band members then rearrange themselves, such that the second message is an anagram of the first. For example, in the 2005 game, the band spelled "A CLOWN THEORY," which then was rearragned to spell "TORCH YALE NOW." For the final "flash," the placards are flipped over to reveal a pro-Princeton message. Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Students participate in one of the largest collegiate homecoming parades in the United States at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. ... Harvard University campus (old map) Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Yale redirects here. ... The Princeton University Band serves as the marching band and pep band of Princeton University. ... A punch line is the final part of a joke, usually the word, sentence or exchange of sentences which is intended to be funny and to provoke laughter from listeners. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sound reinforcement system. ... An anagram (Greek ana- = back or again, and graphein = to write) is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce other words, using all the original letters exactly once. ...

The St George Illawarra Dragons, a rugby league team in the Australian National Rugby League, use the piece at home matches when the team enters the field. The St. ... Rugby league is a team sport, played by two teams of 13 players. ... The logo of the National Rugby League. ...

In two Futurama episodes (Godfellas and The Sting), this music plays in the background of part of the episodes. Futurama is an American animated television series created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen. ... Godfellas is the 20th episode of the 3rd season of Futurama. ... The Sting is episode 12 in season 4 of Futurama. ...

In the United Kingdom the musical work is popularly associated with the BBC's coverage of the Apollo Moon landings. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... Apollo CSM in lunar orbit. ... Bulk composition of the moons mantle and crust estimated, weight percent Oxygen 42. ...

Andy Kaufman also used this work as a device to transform from "Foreign Man" into Elvis while doing his impersonations. Andy Kaufman Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was a New York-born American entertainer. ...

The punk rock band Green Day walks out on stage, during concerts, while this work is played. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Green Day is a musical group from California, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. ...

The opening sequence is used in Sid Meier's Civilization 2, when the player succedes in sending a manned space ship to Alpha Centauri. In this screenshot of Civilization II most of the gameworld has been discovered, as can be seen by the mini-map located in the upper right of the screen. ... Alpha Centauri (α Cen / α Centauri) is the brightest star system (a triple star system) in the southern constellation of Centaurus, and contains the fourth brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of −0. ...

Covers

• Eumir Deodato had a worldwide popular hit in 1972 with a funk arrangement of the piece.
• The late musical group Phish was also known to often play a reinvented jam version of the piece live in concert (often labeled as "2001"), though this is widely considered to be more a cover of Deodato's version than Strauss'.
• Dave Matthews Band played it a handful of times as an intro to "Ants Marching" (from their 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming) during 1993.
• Elvis, considered by many to be the King of Rock and Roll, would often open his shows in the 1970s with this song (sometimes labeled as "2001" or "2001 Theme").
• K-1 fighter, Bob Sapp, uses this score as his entrance music.
• Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge covered the DAWN portion with vocal group harmony in sync with brass instruments.
• Gene Krupa and His Orchestra recorded a song called "Dust" in 1950 that begins with a quote from the piece; the chart was arranged by George Williams.
• American Doom band Toadliquor covers the song on their 2003 album The Hortators Lament.

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External links

• MIDI version of Dawn (MIDI Audio file)