The Sonata, Continued: The Other Movements: Theme and Variations
The Sonata, Continued: The Other Movements: Theme and Variations
The Sonata, Continued: The Other Movements: Theme and Variations
Movements
Theme and Variations
Theme and variations is a very common musical
structure you will come across, especially in classical
music.
The structure is built upon a musical idea called the
theme which is played at the start of the piece.
The theme can be as short as 8 bars in length or can be
much longer.
It usually consists of a memorable melody with an
accompaniment of some sorts.
Minuet and Trio
It is a profane musical
form of the French There are different forms of rondo,
Middle Ages based on both slow and fast
the repetition of a The most usual of a sonata is where the predominant
musical theme thing is to generate a feeling of fluidity
• Exposition (A1)
• Development (B)
• Recapitulation (A2)