Variation Form

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Date
1959
Summary
Discusses musical form known as theme and variations in which attention is directed exclusively to the process of varying a simple theme. Illustrates with an example from a Mozart sonata. Points out the various kinds of· elaboration of the theme: (1) melodic embellishment; (2) change of tonality; (3) change of tempo; (4) change of basic meter; and (5) a coda at the end.
Contributors
Michigan State University Television; Professor Gomer Ll. Jones; Lee Frischknecht; Dr, Don Pash
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Music
Subject
Music--Study and teaching
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Other Identifiers
Other: GR00465658; MDPI Barcode: 40000003095108

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