Air and variations ameb grade 5 theory.

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some of the main methods of variation adapted by composers are.	1. adopting different rhythmic figuration of the melody, with the harmony remaining virtually unchanged. 2. ornamentation or decoration of the melody. 3.change of mode. e.g., from major to minor, or vice versa, for the whole theme or part of it only. 4. change of melody, with the harmony remaining more or less constant. 5. Change of character or theme, often achieved through a change of tempo. 6. contrapuntal treatment, e.g., through adoption of canonic or fugal elements
what are some good examples of air and variations for keyboard.	1. William Byrd's 'Carman's Whistle' 2. J S Bach's 'Goldberg' Variations' 3.Haydn's 'Andante con Variazioni' in f minor and f major. 4.First movement of Mozart's sonata in A major, K 331.

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