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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Classical Period
Theme and Variations

Web Resources

Theme and Variations

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~krr2/themevariation.html

This site provides a brief terminological description of theme and variation, concluding with a list of musical examples for each concept.

Theme and Variation Assignment

http://www.duke.edu/web/mus065/vary.htm

This assignment provides four sample files of variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman", with an assignment for students to compose their own themes to a similarly structured piece.

Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn

http://courses.wcupa.edu/frichmon/mue332-spring2000/BonnieHoens/

This site provides an on line outline and sound files for this musical piece, to assist in understanding the musical form.

Questions



1

Describe the idea of theme and variations.
2

What is the structural designation of theme and variations?
3

Describe the application of theme and variations in Hayden, and compare its use to that of the Brahms piece presented in the web site above.








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