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No character ever explains exactly what theme and variations form is.
The famous finale, a theme and variations form, begins with a "horrific explosion," in the words of the program annotator, James M. Keller.
The lively work, in theme and variations form, alternated between Baroque and Classical allusions and jazzy interludes of increasing energy played with panache by Ms. McDermott.
The variations form makes for a clear structure, which Schoenberg fills with wildly varied and colorful orchestration, surprising twists and even tinges of humor.
On the Rubinstein recording of solo works by Grieg, there was just one longer piece: the Ballade in G minor, written in theme and variations form.
It is also the case that even in the hands of the greatest musical composers, the "theme and variations" form can be difficult: one damn thing after another rather than a shapely arc.
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This recital concluded both cycles, with Bach's Goldberg Variations forming the first half, followed by Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.
Students' documentation of their measurements, their explanations of the variations they observed, and their hand-drawn and software representations displaying the variations formed the data for addressing our research questions.
Cabezón was one of the earliest composers to use the theme-and-variations form.
The Andante Cantabile of Opus 18, No. 5, reflects Beethoven's already thriving and lifelong obsession with the theme-and-variations form.
In the "Eroica" Variations, Beethoven took up the two tunes that he would use in the finale of the "Eroica" Symphony, itself an extended theme-and-variations form.
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