The phrase "a variation set" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a collection of different versions or forms of something, such as in mathematics, music, or design.
Example: "In our analysis, we examined a variation set of the original data to identify trends and patterns."
Alternatives: "a set of variations" or "a collection of variations".
To add a modicum of variety, it also includes shoot-outs with other submarines and a variation set in convincingly stormy seas.
The Chaconne that closes the Partita No. 2, a variation set built on a dance pattern, is as sublime as any of the sonata movements, although the huge Fugue in the Sonata No. 3 is surely a formidable challenger.
All this was a buildup to the "Symphonic Études," a score in which Schumann combined the finger-breaking qualities of technical studies with the inventiveness of a variation set.
Most of the maturer items on Ms. Irvine's program were of a lighter sort: a rag and a blues variation set by Mr. MacDermot, a pleasant if unexceptional waltz by Rudolf Friml and three dances in a spicier, more self-conscious mode by Timothy Brown.
Its picturesque opening movement, an extended battle scene, is built on assertive shifting rhythms and changeable balances, and the finale, an expansive variation set, has a lurching episodic quality that makes it gripping for a listener but perilous to play.
Mr. Arciuli's idea of presenting the Monk variations as a progression from morning to midnight did not entirely work: Nothing in the music suggested the different times of day, but the suite worked nicely as an extended variation set.
Incorporating some chanting and song (the original music is by Patricia Ju and Carlos Ricketts, with choreography and staging by Bruce Hawkins), the fables include a tortoise-and-hare variation, set in Scotland, in which a hedgehog wins a race by his wits.
An evocative modern-dance choreographer, Ms. Essner will presnt dances including an exploration of rhythm and variation, set to music by Steve Reich, and a new work influenced by her Buddhist practice.
Just when you thought grimy gang drama had run out of steam, along comes this dystopian variation, set in a recession-ravaged London 2015.
Her delicately phrased dancing in the Peasant Pas de Deux and as a lead Wili was another highlight of the evening, particularly in an interesting but unfamiliar peasant variation set to unfamiliar music by Adolphe Adam, the ballet's composer.
A perfect example is "Enigma Variations," set to a score by Edward Elgar — a suite of musical portraits of himself and his wife and his friends.
