Description: As you study and learn to play this set of variations, please be encouraged to experiment with tempos, dynamics and articulations in order to create a dramatic performance with a wide range of musical colors and characters! When the LH has the melody, imagine that a cello is playing. During the minor sections, experience feelings of sadness and/or contemplation when playing the singing, sweet melody of Variation III, as contrasted by energetic, dramatic strength and struggle of Variation IV. See if you can make Variation V sparkle with swift, sweeping scales, quick and easy register leaps, and bright, crisp staccatos.

Variations are an attractive form because the student learns the theme and then discovers how the composer varies it.

Key: C Major and Minor

Publisher: Willis Music
Series: Willis
Piano Level: Early Intermediate
Pages: 3
Credits: Victoria Sabo Early Intermediate Level
Composer(s): Victoria Sabo