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Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in F-sharp minor, Op. 9 (piano solo; 1854) Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23 (1861; piano four-hands) Vincenzo di Donato: Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (viola or cello and piano; 1921)
Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky (1894) is among his most popular compositions. Variation sets have also been composed by notable twentieth-century composers, including Sergei Rachmaninoff (Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, and his variations for solo piano on themes by Chopin and Corelli),
Variations on a Theme may refer to: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Carmen Variations (Horowitz), subtitled "Variations on a Theme from Carmen" Variations on a Theme of Chopin (Mompou) Variations on a Theme of Chopin (Rachmaninoff) Variations on a Theme of Corelli; Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel; Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Variations on a theme by another composer. These are usually written as discrete sets of variations. There are hundreds of examples, including: Ludwig van Beethoven's Diabelli Variations [citation needed] Johannes Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn (which theme was probably not written by Haydn at all) [citation needed]
Theme and variations – Form where a main theme is followed by a series of variations that alter its melody, harmony, rhythm, or timbre. Double variation – Composition where two themes are alternated and varied. Threnody – Song composed as a memorial to a dead person.
The Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn (German: Variationen über ein Thema von Jos. Haydn), now also called the Saint Anthony Variations, is a work in the form of a theme and variations, composed by Johannes Brahms in the summer of 1873 at Tutzing in Bavaria.
Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her" The Carman's Whistle; Carmen Variations (Horowitz) Carol Symphony; Variations for Orchestra (Carter) Variations for Cello Solo; Chaconne in G minor; Variations on a Theme of Chopin (Mompou) Variations on a Theme of Chopin (Rachmaninoff) Cinque variazioni (Berio) Variations on a Theme of ...
Thematic transformation (also known as thematic metamorphosis or thematic development) is a musical technique in which a leitmotif, or theme, is developed by changing the theme by using permutation (transposition or modulation, inversion, and retrograde), augmentation, diminution, and fragmentation.