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To hear 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' on line, go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwWL8Y-qsJg
This version substitutes a brass choir for the chorus, but is otherwise complete and correct as far as I can tell. You can hear Myra Hess play her arrangement at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6BPTCveWH8
Here now is a bit of homework for you.
Beethoven's celebrated fifth symphony is probably the best known piece in the classical canon -- nearly everybody can recognize the da-da-da-DA theme which opens its first movement. What you might not know, unless you've listened to the movement from start to finish, is that it's built almost completely on that little four-note figure. You can hear a complete performance at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2qW6fOtAMY
Listen to the clip and describe at least three ways in which Beethoven makes use of the Same-But-Different idea in his use of this theme. Give timing points (start and finish) to identify where specific examples occur.