variation
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌvɛrɪˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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variación
- The orchestra played a series of variations on the famous theme, showcasing the composer’s creativity.
- variations on a theme
- variation on the melody
- melodic variation
Now there's many variations of rhythm changes in oleo.
- Now there's many variations of rhythm changes in oleo.
- Other famous variations include Beethoven's Diabelli variations or Brahms variations on a theme by Haydn.
- We're seeing the beginning of planetary music with rap music and and different kinds of of musical variations.
Examples
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The most common form of improvisation involves a variation of a composed melody or tune.
Academic text (1995) -
But approaching it with care and attention and a few variations on the theme, well, the results are fantastic.
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You understand the variations that are possible on that theme.
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So in that sense, it's really the theme and variations on the title itself.
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You know, I composed some variations on a melody of yours.
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As indicated by its title, "Variation Overture" is written in theme-and-variations form.
Academic text (1994) -
Last year, the band performed Variations on a Korean Folk Song Rhapsody, based on the folk song.
Academic text (2013) -
It'll be the second piece, a set of variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn.
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I think there is something very attractive about Nollekins' classical imitations, which we could compare to a musician's variations on a baroque theme.
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The composer created a series of forty-four graded eight-bar variations on the cueca
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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5.3
Different from the usual or expected form
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.8
Angle between the north shown by a compass and true north at a place used for navigation
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Variation comes from the Latin varius 'different' and the verb vary 'to change', the same root you see in various. In music, a variation is an altered repeat of a theme, so it is a 'different' form of the original melody.