higher theme & variations composition

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Grangemouth HighSchool

Music Department

Higher Music Theme & Variations

Composition



Name: _______________________

Theme & Variations

In this unit you will learn:

! "hat Theme & Variation #orm is$! Techni%ues use to 'ary the theme(! How to write your own Theme &

Variations

"hat is Theme & Variations #orm)

*Theme an 'ariation* is a popular musical #orm in which acomposer states a meloy +theme, an then repeats it se'eral timeswith changes to create more interest an 'ariety +'ariations,!

-isten to this e.ample /y Mo0art! "rite own allthe concepts you can hear in the ta/le /elow asyou listen! 1ou may also write the ways in whichMo0art has 'arie the theme in his i2erent'ariations! There are $ 'ariations all together soyou can escri/e the techni%ues you #oun moste2ecti'e!

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Concepts Techni%ues use to 'ary the

Theme

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The image /elow shows the theme Mo0art use in his Twin;le Twin;le< 'ariations!

-isten to the piece again an write the concepts you hear on themusic!

Theme: The meloy similar to Twin;le= Twin;le -ittle Star< ispresente in C ma>or an $39 meter!

7n now here are the $ 'ariations o# the theme:

Variation 1: The right han per#orms the meloy= /ut it is em/ellishe

with running si.teenth notes!

Variation 2: Now the le#t han per#orms the running si.teenth notes=/ut the meloy is hear in the right han!



Variation 3: The right han per#orms the meloy in a triplet +(?s,@gure!

Variation 4: Now the le#t han ta;es o'er the triplet @gure= /ut themeloy is hear in the right han!

Variation 5: The right han presents the meloy= /ut in o28/eatpatterns!

Variation 6: The meloy in chor #ormat is #eature in the right hanpart while the le#t han plays running si.teenth notes!



Variation 7: The meloy is hear in running scale patterns in the righthan!

Variation 8: The meloy is presente in C minor +parallel minor o# Cma>or, an there is imitation /etween the le#t an right hans!

Variation 9: The meloy is per#orme staccato!

Variation 10: The le#t han plays the meloy with the right hanem/ellishing with si.teenth notes!

Variation 11: The tempo slows an the right han per#orms themeloy in a singing style!



Variation 12: The tempo ta;es o2 as the ecorate< meloy is#eature in the right han with the le#t han playing #ast running notes!

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Techni%ues Ase to Vary the Theme

7s you can see there are many ways a composer can 'ary a theme!"atch the #ollowing 'ieo an listen to the ways in which thecomposer has 'arie his theme!

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"rite own the si. e.amples the composer ga'e on how a theme can /e 'arie:

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1. Choose your instruments($! The choice is yours! There is no minimum or ma.imumnum/er o# instruments you can use! 1ou can also choose a

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2. Choose you key (major or minor!9$! "rite your ;ey signature on the sta'e on the ne.t page!9(!

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3. Create a 16 "ar #hor$ %ro&ression. 'emem"er your#a$en#e %oints

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ajor/minor Dominant 7th Diminished 7th Added 6th Perfect Cadence Imperfect Cadence Plagal Cadence Interrupted Cadence

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