Many classical and later composers have written compositions in the form of

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on a theme by another composer. This is an incomplete list of such works, sorted by the name of the original composer. The list does not include variations written on composers' own or original themes, or on folk, traditional or anonymous melodies. Many of these works are called simply "Variations on a Theme of/by ...". Other works, which often involve substantial development or transformation of the base material, may have more fanciful titles such as ''Caprice'', ''Fantasy'', ''Paraphrase'', ''Reminiscences'', ''Rhapsody'', etc. These other types of treatments are not listed here unless there is evidence that they include variations on a theme.

Adam de la Halle Adam de la Halle (1245–50 – 1285–8/after 1306) was a French poet-composer '' trouvère''. Among the few medieval composers to write both monophonic and polyphonic music, in this respect he has been considered both a conservative and progr ...

Rolande Falcinelli Rolande Roberte Ginabat-Falcinelli (18 February 1920 – 11 June 2006) was a French organist, pianist, composer, and music educator. Biography Rolande Falcinelli (born Ginabat), the grandniece of Marcel Falcinelli and granddaughter of Louis N ...

: Variations sur un rondeau d'Adam de la Halle (from 14 Études insérées dans l' à l'orgue)

Adolphe Adam Adolphe Charles Adam (; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets ''Giselle'' (1841) and '' Le corsaire'' (1856), his operas ''Le pos ...

Henri Herz Henri Herz (6 January 1803 – 5 January 1888) was a virtuoso pianist, composer and piano manufacturer, Austrian by birth and French by nationality and domicile. He was a professor in the Paris Conservatoire for more than thirty years. Among his ...

: Fantaisie et variations sur deux motifs du '' Postillon de Lonjumeau'', Op. 94 (piano)

Dionisio Aguado y García Dionisio Aguado y García (8 April 178429 December 1849) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the late Classical and early Romantic periods. Biography Born in Madrid, he studied with Miguel García. In 1826, Aguado visited Paris, ...

Emilio Pujol Emilio Pujol Vilarrubí (or ''Emili''; 10 September 1886 – 21 November 1980) was a Spanish composer, guitarist and a leading teacher of the classical guitar. Biography Emili Pujol was born in the little village of Granadella just outside Ll ...

: Variations on a Theme by Aguado (guitar)

Antoine Albanèse

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

: ** 12 Variations in G on "La Bergère Célimène", K. 374a (violin and piano) ** Variations in G on "Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant" (recte "Au bord d'une fontaine"), K. 374b (violin and piano)

Charles-Valentin Alkan Charles-Valentin Alkan (; 30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French Jewish composer and virtuoso pianist. At the height of his fame in the 1830s and 1840s he was, alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Lisz ...

* Peter Lamb (1925-2013):
Alkan Variations
for two

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es and piano'' (2002). Based on the theme of Alkan's ''

Le festin d'Ésope ''Le festin d'Ésope'' (Aesop's Feast), opus number, Op. 39 No. 12, is a piano étude by Charles-Valentin Alkan. It is the final étude in the set ''Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs'' (Twelve studies in all minor keys), Op. 39, published i ...

''. *

Ronald Stevenson Ronald James Stevenson (6 March 1928 – 28 March 2015) was a Scottish composer, pianist, and writer about music. Biography The son of a Scottish father and Welsh mother, Stevenson was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, in 1928. He studied at the ...

: ''Le Festin d'Alkan'' RSS 337 (piano; 1988–97). The third movement consists of multiple variations on themes by Alkan. The composer's note states "This work encapsulates my idea that composition, transcription and variation are all essentially the same thing".

Alexander Alyabyev Alexander Aleksandrovich Alyabyev (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Аля́бьев; ), also rendered as Alabiev or Alabieff, was a Russian composer known as one of the fathers of the Russian art song. He wrote seven ...

Mikhail Glinka Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka ( rus, link=no, Михаил Иванович Глинка, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka., mʲɪxɐˈil ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə, Ru-Mikhail-Ivanovich-Glinka.ogg; ) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recogni ...

: Variations on "The Nightingale" in E minor (piano; 1833)

Louis Angely

Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the Transition from Classical to Romantic music, transition from the Classical period (music), Classical to the Romantic ...

: Variations brillantes on ''Das Fest der Handwerken'', Op. 115 (piano and orchestra; 1830)

Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arne (; 12 March 17105 March 1778) was an English composer. He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of ''The Beggar's Opera'', whic ...

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

: 5 Variations on "

Rule, Britannia! "Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the ...

", WoO 79 (piano) *

: Variations on "Rule, Britannia!", S 187, WoO 10 (piano) *

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

: Grand concert paraphrase on "God Save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia"

Daniel Auber Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (; 29 January 178212 May 1871) was a French composer and director of the Paris Conservatoire. Born into an artistic family, Auber was at first an amateur composer before he took up writing operas professionally when ...

Carl Czerny Carl Czerny (; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and ...

: **Brilliant variations on the Tyrolean theme from ''La fiancée'', Op. 228 (piano 6-hands) **Variations brillantes sur le duo favori "Dépéchons, travaillons" ("Ohne Rast, angefasst") de l'opéra ''Le Maçon'' (piano 4-hands) **Grandes variations di bravura on ''

Fra Diavolo Fra Diavolo (lit. Brother Devil; 7 April 1771–11 November 1806), is the popular name given to Michele Pezza, a famous guerrilla leader who resisted the French occupation of Naples, proving an "inspirational practitioner of popular insurrect ...

'', Op. 232 (piano solo) *

César Franck César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was p ...

: Variations brillantes sur la ronde favorite de '' Gustave III'' (piano and orchestra; 1834/35) *

: ** Variations concertantes sur la tyrolienne favorite de ''La fiancée'', Op. 56 (violin and piano) ** Variations concertantes sur la barcarolle favorite de ''Fra Diavolo'', Op. 59 (violin and piano) ** Variations concertantes sur la marche favorite du ''Philtre'' (''Der Liebestrank''), Op. 70 (piano 4-hands) ** Variations et rondo sur ''Le lac des fées'', Op. 114 ** Fantaisie et variations brillantes sur des motifs de ''La sirene''

Marx Augustin Marx Augustin (also Markus Augustin, "Der Liebe Augustin") (1643 in Vienna – 11 March 1685 (or 10 October 1705), in Vienna) was an Austrian minstrel, bagpiper, and improvisatory poet most famous for the song, "O du lieber Augustin "" (" ...

: Variations sur l'air allemand " O Mein lieber Augustin" (piano 4-hands) *

: Variations on "O du lieber Augustin" in C major, S. 47, WoO 2 (orchestra) *

Franz Krommer Franz Krommer ( cz, František Vincenc Kramář; 27 November 1759 in Kamenice u Jihlavy – 8 January 1831 in Vienna) was a Czech composer of classical music and violinist. He was one of the most popular composers in the 19th century Vienna. ...

: Variations on "Oh du lieber Augustin" in D major, Op. 59, P IX:10 (flute quartet) *

Paul Wranitzky Paul Wranitzky (Czech: Pavel Vranický, 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian-Austrian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer. Life Wranitzky was born in Neureisch ( Nová Říše) in Habsburg Mora ...

: ** Variations on "Oh du lieber Augustin" (xylophone, strings, trumpet and drums) ** Variations on "Oh du lieber Augustin" (orchestra)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

* Julius Bürger: Variations on a Theme of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (orchestra)

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

* Elia Alessandro Calderan: Bach Variations (Variazioni sur un preludio di J S Bach) * Elliot del Borgo: ''Chorale Paraphrase'' - based upon the chorale "Sleepers Awake" (concert band; 1999) *

Norman Dello Joio Norman Dello Joio (January 24, 1913July 24, 2008) was an American composer active for over half a century. He won a 1957 Pulitzer Prize#Letters, Drama, Pulitzer Prize in 1957. Life Dello Joio was born Nicodemo DeGioio in New York City to It ...

: Variants on a Bach Chorale, for orchestra, 1986 *

Edison Denisov Edison Vasilievich Denisov (russian: Эдисо́н Васи́льевич Дени́сов, 6 April 1929 – 24 November 1996) was a Russian composer in the so-called "Underground", "alternative" or "nonconformist" division of Soviet music. B ...

: "Es ist genug", Variations on "

Es ist genug "" ("It is enough") is a German Lutheran hymn, with text by Franz Joachim Burmeister, written in 1662. The melody, Zahn number, Zahn No. 7173, was written by Johann Rudolph Ahle who collaborated with the poet. It begins with a sequence of thre ...

" (It is enough) from Bach's cantata ''O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort'', BWV 60, setting a melody by

Johann Rudolf Ahle Johann Rudolph Ahle (24 December 1625 – 9 July 1673) was a German composer, organist, theorist, and Protestant church musician. Biography Ahle was born in Mühlhausen, Thuringia. While not much is known of his early musical training, he attende ...

(viola and piano, 1984; viola, flute, oboe, celeste and string quintet, 1986) * Ben Emberley: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S Bach, Op. 44 (two pianos; 2021) (Theme is the Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 ) * Charlotte Hampe: Variations on a Chorale of Johann Sebastian Bach (violin and viola; 1982) *

Richard Kearns Richard Kearns (1952-2014) was an Irish classical composer. He was born in 1952 at North Gloucester Place, Dublin, Ireland. He died in 2014. See also * Music of Ireland Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on ...

: ** Variation on an Invention by J. S. Bach (winds; brass) ** Variations on Fugue BWV 1080 ** Variation on a Theme by Bach ("Playing a round with Bach") *

Giorgi Latso Giorgi Latso (born Giorgi Latsabidze, ka, გიორგი ლაცაბიძე, ; 15 April 1978) is a Georgian-American concert pianist, film composer, arranger, adjudicator, improviser and Doctor of Musical Arts. He is listed on the li ...

: Variations on a Theme of J. S. Bach *

: Variations on a Theme from '' Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen'' (BWV 12), S.180 (piano; 1862), based on

BWV 12 The (BWV; ; ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990. An abbreviated version of that second edition, known as BWV2a ...

* David Matthews: Variations on Bach's Chorale Die Nacht ist Kommen Op 40 (for strings, 1986) *

Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, as a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University ...

: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Bach, Op. 81 (piano; 1904) *

Marga Richter Florence Marga Richter (October 21, 1926 – June 25, 2020) was an American composer of classical music, and pianist. Biography Marga Richter was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the daughter of the American soprano Inez Chandler (1885–1956) and ...

: Variations and Interludes on Themes from

Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered ...

and Bach (concerto for violin, cello, piano and large orchestra; 1992) * Georg Schumann: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Bach, Op. 59 (orchestra)Georg Schumann Gesellschaft
Retrieved 23 June 2018 * Robert Simpson: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach (strings; 1991) *

Reginald Smith Brindle Reginald Smith Brindle (5 January 1917 – 9 September 2003) was a British composer and writer. Early life Smith Brindle was born in Cuerdon, Lancashire, to Robert and Jane Smith Brindle. He began learning the piano at the age of six, and late ...

: Variants on Two Themes of J. S. Bach (guitar; 1970) *

: 18 Variations on a Bach Chorale (piano; 1946) * Alexander Winkler: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J. S. Bach, in E♭ major for 2 pianos, Op. 12 (1906)

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as H ...

Reena Esmail Reena Esmail (born 11 February 1983) is an Indian-American music composer of Indian and Western classical music. Esmail has been commissioned to compose pieces for ensembles including Amherst College Choir and Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Consp ...

: Il giuoco del "giuoco delle coppie": Variations on a Theme of Béla Bartók (piano; 2004) *

Ivo Petrić Ivo Petrić (16 June 1931 – 13 September 2018) was a Slovenian composer of European classical music. Biography Petrić was educated at the Academy of Music, Ljubljana, Academy of Music in Ljubljana from 1952 to 1958. After completing his studie ...

: Variations on a Theme of Bartók (viola and piano; 1954)

Antoine-Laurent Baudron Antoine-Laurent Baudron (15 May 1742 – 1834), was a French musician and composer. Career Born in Amiens, Baudron studied in the local Jesuit college and then moved to Paris to study the violin with Pierre Gaviniès. In 1763 or 1764 he became a ...

: 12 Variations in E-flat major on the Romance "Je suis Lindor" from ''Le barbier de Seville'', K. 354 (piano)

Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral musi ...

: Fugue, Variations and Epilogue on a Theme of Bax (piano; 1982–83; 2003)

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

* Edwin Carr: 6 Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (piano; 1992) *

: Variations on the Beloved "Sehnsucht Waltz" by Beethoven * Stephen Heller: ** 33 Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 130 ** 21 Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 133 * Franz Hummel: 33 Veränderungen über einen Walzer von Anton Diabelli (a paraphrase of Beethoven's Variations?) (piano; 2006/07) *

Ilja Hurník Ilja Hurník (25 November 1922 – 7 September 2013) was a Czech composer and essayist. Biography Hurnik was born in Poruba, now part of Ostrava. He entered the Prague Conservatory, then went on to the Prague Academy of Arts, where he ...

: Variations on a Theme of Beethoven (viola and piano; 1998) *

Friedrich Kuhlau Friedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau ( German; Danish sometimes ''Frederick Kulav'') (11 September 1786 – 12 March 1832) was a Danish pianist and composer during the late Classical and early Romantic periods. He was a central figure of the Dani ...

: ** 9 Variations on "Heart, My Heart, What Is Giving?" (Op. 75/2), Op. 72a (piano 4-hands; 1826) ** Variations on "The Quails Beating" (WoO 129), Op. 75 (piano 4-hands; 1826) ** Variations on "The Luck of Life" (Op. 88), Op. 76 (piano 4-hands; 1826) ** Variations on "Longing" (Op. 83/2), Op. 77 (piano 4-hands; 1826) *

: Variations and Fugue on a theme of Beethoven (orchestra or for two pianos) * Rudolf, Archduke of Austria: Forty Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (piano, on "O Hoffnung", WoO 200) *

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

: Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 35 (2 pianos; 1874; on the Trio from movement III, Menuetto, of Piano Sonata No. 18, Op. 31/3) * Franz Schmidt: Concertante Variations on a Theme of Beethoven (piano left hand and orchestra; 1923) * Georg Schumann: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 32 (2 pianos) *

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

: ** Studies in the Form of Free Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, WoO. 31 (piano) ** Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (unpub.) *

Peter Sculthorpe Peter Joshua Sculthorpe (29 April 1929 – 8 August 2014) was an Australian composer. Much of his music resulted from an interest in the music of countries neighboring Australia as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of Aborigin ...

: ** ''Beethoven Variations'' (versions for

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and orchestra; orchestra with optional didgeridoo; 2003) * Robert Simpson: Variations and Finale on a Theme by Beethoven (piano; 1990) * Rafał Stradomski: Beethoven Variations (piano; 2008) *

Hans Zender Johannes Wolfgang Zender (22 November 1936 – 22 October 2019) was a German conductor and composer. He was the chief conductor of several opera houses, and his compositions, many of them vocal music, have been performed at international festival ...

: 33 Veränderungen über 33 Veränderungen (Ensemble; 2010/11)

Jack Behrens Jack Behrens (born 25 March 1935) is a Canadian composer, music educator, and writer of American birth. A member of the Canadian League of Composers and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre, his music has been performed throughout North Ame ...

* Godfrey Ridout: ''Ontario Variations'': 4 Variations on a Theme by Jack Behrens (piano; 1979)

Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (; 3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was a Sicilian opera composer, who was known for his long-flowing melodic lines for which he was named "the Swan of Catania". Many years later, in 1898, Giu ...

Charles-Valentin Alkan Charles-Valentin Alkan (; 30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French Jewish composer and virtuoso pianist. At the height of his fame in the 1830s and 1840s he was, alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Lisz ...

: Variations sur "La tremenda ultrice spada" d' ''

I Capuleti e i Montecchi ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' (''The Capulets and the Montagues'') is an Italian opera (''Tragedia lirica'') in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini. The libretto by Felice Romani was a reworking of the story of ''Romeo and Juliet'' for an opera by Nicol ...

'' de Bellini, Op. 16/5 (piano, 1834). *

Ole Bull Ole Bornemann Bull (; 5 February 181017 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing. Biography Background Bull was ...

: Fantaisie et variations de bravoure sur un thème de Bellini, Op. 3 (violin and orchestra) *

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

: see ''Hexameron'' *

: ** Introduction, Variations and Polacca after a Theme from ''

Il pirata ''Il pirata'' (''The Pirate'') is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with an Italian libretto by Felice Romani which was based on a three-act ''mélodrame ''from 1826: ''Bertram, ou le Pirate'' (''Bertram, or The Pirate'') by Charles Nodie ...

'', Op. 160 (piano and orchestra) ** Variations brillantes on a Theme from ''

Norma Norma may refer to: * Norma (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Astronomy *Norma (constellation) * 555 Norma, a minor asteroid *Cygnus Arm or Norma Arm, a spiral arm in the Milky Way galaxy Geography *Norma, Lazi ...

'', Op. 197 (piano 6-hands) ** Grand Trio No. 4 Air from ''

'' with Variations, Op. 295 (piano 6-hands) ** Brilliant Variations on a Theme from ''Norma'', Op. 297 (piano 6-hands) ** Fantaisie et variations sur ''I puritani'', Op. 376 ** Variations sur un motif de l'opera ''

La sonnambula ''La sonnambula'' (''The Sleepwalker'') is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the '' bel canto'' tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ''ballet-pantomime'' written by Eug ...

'', Op. 333/2 (piano) ** see also ''Hexameron'' *

Louise Farrenc Louise Farrenc (née Jeanne-Louise Dumont; 31 May 1804 – 15 September 1875) was a French composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher of the Romantic period. Her compositions include three symphonies, a few choral works, numerous chamber pieces and a ...

: Variations sur un thème des Capuleti de Bellini, Op. 29 (piano 4-hands, arrangements for 2 or 3 pianos)IMSLP: List of compositions by Louise Farrenc
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: Variations on a Theme from ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'' in C major (piano; 1832) *

: ** Grandes variations seul sur la marche favorite de l'opéra ''

I puritani ' (''The Puritans'') is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and later changed to three acts on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set to a libretto ...

'', Op. 82 ** Fantaisie et variations sur un thème favori de Bellini, Op. 90 (piano and orchestra) ** Variations Brillantes on a Theme by Bellini - ''La Sonnambula'', Op. 105 ** see also ''Hexameron'' * ''

Hexameron The term Hexameron (Greek: Ἡ Ἑξαήμερος Δημιουργία ''Hē Hexaēmeros Dēmiourgia'') refers either to the genre of theological treatise that describes God's work on the six days of creation or to the six days of creation thems ...

'', a collaborative piano work by

, Johann Peter Pixis and

Sigismond Thalberg Sigismond Thalberg (8 January 1812 – 27 April 1871) was an Austrian composer and one of the most distinguished virtuoso pianists of the 19th century. Family He was born in Pâquis near Geneva on 8 January 1812. According to his own account, h ...

, who all wrote variations on a theme from ''

'' *

Friedrich August Kummer Friedrich August Kummer (5 August 1797 – 22 August 1879), born in Meiningen, Germany, was a cellist, pedagogue, and composer. Childhood and education As a child, his family moved to Dresden on an invitation by the court chapel to his father, ...

: Adagio et variations sur un thème de l'opéra ''I Capuleti e i Montecchi'', Op. 31 (cello and piano or string quartet) *

: see ''Hexameron'' *

Joseph Merk Joseph Merk (18 January 179516 July 1852) was a noted Austrian cellist, often described as one of the most influential of the first half of the 19th century. He also wrote a number of compositions for the cello. Career Joseph (or Josef) Merk was ...

: Air final varié de ''La sonnambula'', Op. 37 * Elias Parish Alvars: Introduction and Variations on Themes from ''Norma'' (harp) * Johann Peter Pixis: see ''Hexameron'' *

Clara Schumann Clara Josephine Schumann (; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a ...

: Variations de Concert on a Cavatina from Bellini's ''Il Pirata'', Op. 8 (piano) *

: ** Grande fantaisie et variations sur un motif de l'opéra ''I Montecchi et Capuleti'', Op. 10 ** Grande fantaisie et variations sur des motifs de l'opéra ''Norma'', Op. 12 ** See also ''Hexameron''

Alban Berg Alban Maria Johannes Berg ( , ; 9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively sma ...

* T. J. Anderson: Variations on a Theme by Alban Berg (viola and piano; 1977) *

Ross Lee Finney Ross Lee Finney Junior (December 23, 1906–February 4, 1997) was an American composer who taught for many years at the University of Michigan. Life and career Born in Wells, Minnesota, Finney received his early training at Carleton College a ...

: Variations on a Theme by Alban Berg (piano; 1977, on the opening theme of the Violin Concerto)

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled ''Sequenza''), and for his pioneering work ...

* Carlos Stella: Pastiches, Parodies and Variations on two themes by

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...

and Berio (piccolo clarinet, trombone, xylorimba and vibraphone)

Charles Auguste de Bériot

José Ferrer José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime, w ...

: Fantasía con variaciones sobre un tema de Bériot, Op. 3 (guitar)

Hector Berlioz In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

Walter Braunfels Walter Braunfels (; 19 December 1882 – 19 March 1954) was a German composer, pianist, and music educator. Life Walter Braunfels was born in Frankfurt. His first music teacher was his mother, the great-niece of the composer Louis Spohr. He c ...

: Phantastiche Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz ( Fantastic Appearances of a Theme by Berlioz), Op. 25, for symphony orchestra (1914–1917; the theme is the "Song of the Flea" from ''

La damnation de Faust ''La damnation de Faust'' (English: ''The Damnation of Faust''), Op. 24 is a work for four solo voices, full seven-part chorus, large children's chorus and orchestra by the French composer Hector Berlioz. He called it a "''légende dramatique'' ...

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: Variations vocalises sur deux thèmes de ''

Les Troyens ''Les Troyens'' (; in English: ''The Trojans'') is a French grand opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the ''Aeneid''; the score was composed between 1856 and 1858. ''Les Tro ...

'' (mezzo-soprano and orchestra; 1969) *

John Scott Whiteley John Scott Whiteley (born 1950) is an English organist and composer. He has performed extensively around the world and since 1985 has undertaken an annual tour of the US. He has performed in most major UK Cathedrals and concert halls, and was ...

: Variations on a Theme of Berlioz, Op. 1 (organ; 1973/84)

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review ''WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who wa ...

: "For New York" (Variations on theme by Leonard Bernstein) (1988)

Henri-Montan Berton Henri-Montan Berton (17 September 1767 – 22 April 1844) was a French composer, teacher, and writer, mostly known as a composer of operas for the Opéra-Comique. Career Henri-Montan Berton was born the son of Pierre Montan Berton.Charlton ...

: Variations on an Air by Berton, WoO 196 (piano; 1808)

Francesco Bianchi

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his opera ...

: 7 Variations sur l'air "Vien quà, Dorina bella", Op. 7, J. 53 (1807)

Sir Henry Bishop

: Variations et rondeau on "

Home! Sweet Home! "Home, Sweet Home" is a song adapted from American actor and dramatist John Howard Payne's 1823 opera ''Clari, or the Maid of Milan'', the song's melody was composed by Englishman Sir Henry Bishop with lyrics by Payne. Bishop had earlier pub ...

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: "Home! Sweet Home!", air anglais varié, Op. 72

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...

Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz; yi, וולאַדימיר סאַמוילאָוויטש האָראָוויץ, group=n (November 5, 1989)Schonberg, 1992 was a Russian-born American classical pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all ...

: Variations on a Theme from ''Carmen'' (piano)

François-Adrien Boieldieu François-Adrien Boieldieu (, also ) (16 December 1775 – 8 October 1834) was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called "the French Mozart". His date of birth was also cited as December 15 by his biographer and writer Lucien Augé de Lass ...
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Sophie Gail Edmee Sophie Gail née Garre (28 August 1775 – 24 July 1819) was a French singer and composer. Life Sophie Garre was born in Paris in the parish of Saint Sulpice, the daughter of Marie-Louise Adelaide Colloz and surgeon Claude-Francois Ga ...

: Variations brillantes sur l'air favori "Ma Fanchette est charmante" (from ''Angéla, ou L'atelier de Jean Cousin''), Op. 10

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

Heinrich von Herzogenberg Heinrich Picot de Peccaduc, Freiherr von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor descended from a French aristocratic family. He was born in Graz and was educated at a Jesuit school in Feldkirch, ...

: Variations on a Theme by Brahms, Op. 23 (piano 4-hands) * Saburō Moroi: Variations on a Theme of Brahms (1919) * Carlos Stella: Brahms im Spiegelkabinett (variations on a theme of Brahms for piccolo, violoncello and piano, 2007)

Frank Bridge Frank Bridge (26 February 187910 January 1941) was an English composer, violist and conductor. Life Bridge was born in Brighton, the ninth child of William Henry Bridge (1845-1928), a violin teacher and variety theatre conductor, formerly a m ...

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Variation or Variations may refer to: Science and mathematics * Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon * Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individuals ...

, Op. 10 (strings; 1937)

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

Gary Kulesha Gary Kulesha (born 22 August 1954) is a Canadian composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. Since 1995, he has been Composer Advisor to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has been Composer-in-Residence with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (198 ...

: Variations on a Theme by Benjamin Britten (2003)

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

Lowell Liebermann Lowell Liebermann (born February 22, 1961 in New York City) is an American composer, pianist and conductor. Life and career At the age of sixteen, Liebermann performed at Carnegie Hall, playing his Piano Sonata, op. 1. He studied at the Juilliar ...

Variations on a Theme of Anton Bruckner, Op. 19 (1986)

Friedrich Burgmüller

: Variations caractéristiques sur un thème arabe ("Pas de l'abeille", de ''La péri''), Op. 137

William Byrd William Byrd (; 4 July 1623) was an English composer of late Renaissance music. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native England and those on the continent. He ...

* Sérgio Azevedo: ''The Leaves Be Greene'': Simple Variations on a Ground of William Byrd (viola and strings; 2000) *

Ruth Gipps Ruth Dorothy Louisa ("Wid") Gipps (20 February 1921 – 23 February 1999) was an English composer, oboist, pianist, conductor, and educator. She composed music in a wide range of genres, including five symphonies, seven concertos, and num ...

: Variations on Byrd's "Non nobis", for small orchestra, Op. 7 (1942)

Antonio de Cabezón Antonio de Cabezón (30 March 1510 – 26 March 1566) was a Spanish Renaissance composer and organist. Blind from childhood, he quickly rose to prominence as a performer and was eventually employed by the royal family. He was among the most impo ...

Manuel Ponce Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948) was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten traditio ...

: Variations on a Theme of Cabezón (guitar; 1948)

André Campra André Campra (; baptized 4 December 1660 – 29 June 1744) was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era. The leading French opera composer in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau, Campra wrote several '' tra ...

* La Guirlande de Campra (1952), a collaborative orchestral work by 7 French composers, who each wrote a variation on a theme by Campra (

Georges Auric Georges Auric (; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of ''Les Six'', a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 he ...

Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur Daniel Jean-Yves Lesur (19 November 1908 – 2 July 2002) was a French organist and composer. He was the son of the composer Alice Lesur. Biography Born in Paris, he entered the Conservatoire de Paris at age 11, studying solfège with Emile Schw ...

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. A member of Les Six, his best known work is probably ''Antigone'', composed between 1924 and 1927 to ...

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kno ...

Alexis Roland-Manuel Alexis Roland-Manuel (22 March 18911 November 1966) was a French composer and critic, remembered mainly for his criticism. Biography He was born Roland Alexis Manuel Lévy in Paris, to a family of Belgian and Jewish origins. He studied composi ...

Henri Sauguet Henri-Pierre Sauguet-Poupard (18 May 1901 – 22 June 1989) was a French composer. Born in Bordeaux, he adopted his mother's maiden name as part of his professional pseudonym. His output includes operas, ballets, four symphonies (1945, 1949, ...

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Germaine Tailleferre Germaine Tailleferre (; born Marcelle Germaine Taillefesse; 19 April 18927 November 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as ''Les Six''. Biography Marcelle Germaine Taillefesse was born at Sai ...

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Michele Carafa Michele Enrico Francesco Vincenzo Aloisio Paolo Carafa di Colobrano (17 November 1787 – 26 July 1872) was an Italian opera composer. He was born in Naples and studied in Paris with Luigi Cherubini. He was Professor of counterpoint at the Par ...

Amédée Méreaux Jean-Amédée Lefroid de Méreaux (18 September 1802 – 25 April 1874) was a French composer, pianist, piano teacher, musicologist and music critic. He is best-known for his ''60 Grandes Études'', Op. 63. Family background Amédée Méreaux came ...

: Adagio, variations et polonaise sur un thème favori de Carafa, Op. 21

Luigi Carlini

: Variations on Two Themes from the ballet ''Chao-Kang'' in D major (piano; 1831)

Thomas of Celano Thomas of Celano ( it, Tommaso da Celano, italic=no; c. 1185 – c. 1265) was an Italian friar of the Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor) as well as a poet and the author of three hagiographies about Francis of Assisi. Life Thomas was born some ...

''Thomas is disputed as the author of the words'' *

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (born Leon Dudley Sorabji; 14 August 1892 – 15 October 1988) was an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer whose music, written over a period of seventy years, ranges from sets of miniatures to wor ...

: ** ''Variazioni e fuga triplice sopra "Dies irae" per pianoforte'' ** '' Sequentia cyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis''Sorabji Resource Site
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Luigi Cherubini Luigi Cherubini ( ; ; 8 or 14 SeptemberWillis, in Sadie (Ed.), p. 833 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the gre ...

: Variations on a Theme from ''

Faniska ''Faniska'' is an opera eroica in three acts by Luigi Cherubini. The German libretto, by Joseph Sonnleithner, is based on the melodrama ''Les mines de Pologne'' (1803) by René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt. Background In June 1805, Cherubini ...

'' in B major (piano, 1826–27) *

: Variations on a March by Cherubini in E major, Op. 9 (piano; 1802)

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

* Jurriaan Andriessen: Variation on a theme of Chopin (Prelude in C minor, Op. 28/20) (for organ) *

Jørgen Bentzon Jørgen Liebenberg Bentzon (14 February 1897 – 9 July 1951) was a Denmark, Danish composer, cousin of Danish composer Niels Viggo Bentzon and flautist :da:Johan Bentzon, Johan Bentzon. He was a student of Carl Nielsen from 1915 until 1919. ...

: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 1 * Benjamin C. S. Boyle: Variations on a Theme of Chopin (piano; 2002) *

Ferruccio Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

: ** Variations and Fugue in Free Form on Chopin's Prelude in C minor (Op. 28/20), Op. 22, BV.213 (piano; 1884) ** 10 Variations on a Prelude by Chopin, BV.213a (piano; 1922) *

Steve Hackett Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who gained prominence as the lead guitarist of the progressive rock band Genesis from 1971 to 1977. Hackett contributed to six Genesis ...

: Variation on a Theme by Chopin (guitar) *

Friedrich Kalkbrenner Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner (2–8 November 1785 – 10 June 1849), also known as ''Frédéric Kalkbrenner'', was a pianist, composer, piano teacher and piano manufacturer. German by birth, Kalkbrenner studied at the Conservatoire de ...

: Variations on a Mazurka by Chopin, Op. 120 (piano) *

Federico Mompou Frederic Mompou Dencausse (; alternatively Federico Mompou; 16 April 189330 June 1987) was a Spanish and Catalan composer and pianist. He is remembered for his solo piano music and songs. Life Early years Mompou was born in Barcelona to the ...

: Variations on a Theme of Chopin (piano; 1957) *

Zygmunt Noskowski Zygmunt Noskowski (2 May 1846 – 23 July 1909) was a Polish composer, conductor, and teacher. Biography Noskowski was born in Warsaw and was originally trained at the Warsaw Conservatory studying violin and composition with Stanisław Moni ...

: "From the Life of a Nation": Symphonic Variations on Chopin's Prelude in A, Op. 28/7 *

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 (piano; 1903) *

Roger Smalley John Roger Smalley (26 July 1943 – 18 August 2015) was an Anglo-Australian composer, pianist and conductor. Professor Smalley was a senior honorary research fellow at the School of Music, University of Western Australia in Perth and honorary ...

: Variations on a Theme of Chopin (piano; 1988–89) * Rafał Stradomski: ** ''Largo'': Variations on a Theme by Chopin (piano; 2000) ** ''Notturno'': Variations on a Theme by Chopin (piano; 2004) *

Georg Tintner Georg Tintner, (22 May 19172 October 1999) was an Austrian conductor whose career was principally in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. Although best known as a conductor, he was also a composer (he considered himself a composer who conducted) ...

: Variations on a Theme of Chopin (piano)

Muzio Clementi Muzio Filippo Vincenzo Francesco Saverio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was an Italian composer, virtuoso pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer, who was mostly active in England. Encourag ...

Boris Blacher Boris Blacher (30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist. Life Blacher was born when his parents (of German-Estonian and Russian backgrounds) were living within a Russian-speaking community in the Manchurian town of Niuzhuang () (he ...

: Variations on a Theme of Muzio Clementi (piano and orchestra; 1961)

Henri Cliquet-Pleyel Henri Cliquet-Pleyel was a French composer born on 12 March 1894 in Paris and died in that city on 9 May 1963. In 1913 he undertook musical studies at the Conservatoire de Paris under teachers André Gedalge and Eugène Cools, from whom he learne ...

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...

: Variations sur un thème de Cliquet, Op. 23 (1915).

Giuseppe Concone

* Felix Swinstead: Variations on a Theme by Concone (piano)

Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli (, also , , ; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of ...

: Variations on a Theme by Corelli *

Fritz Kreisler Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known ...

: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, in the style of Tartini (violin and piano; 1937) *

Variations on a Theme of Corelli Variations on a Theme of Corelli (russian: Вариации на тему А. Корелли, ''Variatsii na temu A. Korelli''), Op. 42, is a set of variations for solo piano, written in 1931 by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. He compo ...

, Op. 42 (piano; 1931) *

Christian Heinrich Rinck Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck (18 February 1770 – 23 July 1846) was a German composer and organist of the late classical and early romantic eras. Life and career Rinck was born in Elgersburg (in present-day Thuringia), and died in Darms ...

: Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 56 (organ) *

Giuseppe Tartini Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred of pieces for the violin with the majority of ...

: ''L'Arte dell'Arco'' (''The Art of the Bow''): 50 variations on Correlli's Gavotte, Op. 5/10 (cello solo; 1758) * Aristid von Würtzler: ''Variations on a theme of Corelli'' (harp solo; 1968)

François Couperin François Couperin (; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as ''Couperin le Grand'' ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented ...

Hendrik Andriessen Hendrik Franciscus Andriessen (17 September 1892 – 12 April 1981) was a Dutch composer and organist. He is remembered most of all for his improvisation at the organ and for the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands. Andrie ...

: Variations on a Theme by Couperin (flute, strings and harp;1944)

Nicolas Dalayrac Nicolas-Marie d'Alayrac (; bapt. 13 June 175326 November 1809), nicknamed the Musician poet, more commonly Nicolas Dalayrac, was a French composer of the Classical period. Intended for a military career, he made the acquaintance of many mu ...

: Variations on an Aria from ''

Les deux petits savoyards ''Les deux petits savoyards'' (''The Two Little Savoyards'') is a comic opera in one act by the French composer Nicolas Dalayrac. It was first performed by the Comédie-Italienne at the first Salle Favart in Paris on 14 January 1789. The libretto ...

'' in A minor, Op. 15, (piano; c. 1804)

Franz Danzi Franz Ignaz Danzi (15 June 1763 – 13 April 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi (1730–1798) and brother of the noted singer Franzeska Danzi. Danzi lived at a significant time in t ...

Louis Spohr Louis Spohr (, 5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Spohr composed ten symphonies, ...

: Fantasy and Variations on a Theme by Danzi, Op. 81 (clarinet and string orchestra; c. 1811)

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

Ulrich Leyendecker Ulrich Leyendecker (29 January 1946 — 29 November 2018) was a German composer of classical music. His output consisted mainly of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music. Life Leyendecker studied composition with Ingo Schmitt (196 ...

: ''Penseés sur un Prélude''. Variations on Debussy's prelude No. 6, ''

Des pas sur la neige ''Des pas sur la neige'' is a musical composition by French composer Claude Debussy. It is the sixth piece in the composer's first book of ''Préludes'', written between late 1909 and early 1910. The title is in French and translates to "Foot ...

'' (orchestral, 2001)

Edison Denisov Edison Vasilievich Denisov (russian: Эдисо́н Васи́льевич Дени́сов, 6 April 1929 – 24 November 1996) was a Russian composer in the so-called "Underground", "alternative" or "nonconformist" division of Soviet music. B ...

Yuri Kasparov Yuri Sergeyevich Kasparov (born 8 June 1955, in Moscow, russian: link=no, Юрий Серге́евич Каспа́ров—his name is variously transliterated) is a Russian composer, music teacher and a professor at the Moscow Conservatory wh ...

: ''Beyond the Time'': Variations on a Theme of Denisov (14 performers; 1998)

Nicolas Dezède

: 9 Variations in C major on the arietta "Lison dormait" from ''Julie'', K. 264 (piano)

Anton Diabelli Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli (5 September 17818 April 1858) was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote ...

Diabelli Variations The ''33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli'', Op. 120, commonly known as the ''Diabelli Variations'', is a set of variations for the piano written between 1819 and 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven on a waltz composed by Anton Diabelli. It f ...

(Thirty-three variations on a waltz by Diabelli in C major), Op. 120 (piano; 1823) * ''

Vaterländischer Künstlerverein ''Vaterländischer Künstlerverein'' was a collaborative musical publication or anthology, incorporating 83 variations for piano on a theme by Anton Diabelli, written by 51 composers living in or associated with Austria. It was published in t ...

'': variations by 50 composers on the above waltz: ** Ignaz Assmayer (or Aßmayer),

Carl Maria von Bocklet Carl Maria von Bocklet (30 November 1801 – 15 July 1881) was a composer, pianist and teacher of music. Bocklet was born in Prague. He studied with Bedřich Diviš Weber and in 1821 he moved to Vienna, where he "created a great stir...throu ...

, Leopold Eustachius Czapek (or Čapek),

, Joseph Czerny, Moritz Graf von Dietrichstein,

Joseph Drechsler Joseph Drechsler (26 May 1782 – 27 February 1852) was an Austrian organist, teacher, composer and conductor; in Vienna he was organist and choirmaster at several churches, and theatre conductor and composer of incidental music. Life Drechsler wa ...

, Emanuel Aloys Förster, Franz Jakob Freystädtler,

Johann Baptist Gänsbacher Johann Baptist Gänsbacher (8 May 1778 in Sterzing – 13 July 1844 in Vienna), Austrian musical composer, was born in 1778 in Sterzing in the County of Tyrol. His father, a schoolmaster and teacher of music, undertook his son's early education, ...

, Joseph Gelinek, Anton Halm,

Joachim Hoffmann Joachim Hoffmann (1 December 1930 – 8 February 2002) was a German historian who was the academic director of the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office. Life Joachim Hoffmann was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, in 1930. In ...

, Johann Horzalka, Joseph Huglmann (or Hugelmann),

(S. 161),

Anselm Hüttenbrenner Anselm Hüttenbrenner (13 October 1794 – 5 June 1868) was an Austrian composer. He was on friendly terms with both Ludwig van Beethovenhe was one of only two people present at his deathand Franz Schubert, his recollections of whom constitute a ...

, Friedrich August Kanne, Joseph Kerzkowsky,

Conradin Kreutzer Conradin Kreutzer or Kreuzer (22 November 1780 – 14 December 1849) was a German composer and conductor. His works include the operas ''Das Nachtlager in Granada'' and incidental music to ''Der Verschwender'', both produced in 1834 in Vienna. ...

, Eduard Baron von Lannoy, Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf,

( Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli, S.147),

Joseph Mayseder Joseph Mayseder (27 October 1789 – 21 November 1863) was an Austrian violin virtuoso and composer. Biography Mayseder showed musical promise from an early age, and was a student of Joseph Suche (1797), Paul Wranitzky (1798) and Ignaz Schupp ...

Ignaz Moscheles Isaac Ignaz Moscheles (; 23 May 179410 March 1870) was a Bohemian piano virtuoso and composer. He was based initially in London and later at Leipzig, where he joined his friend and sometime pupil Felix Mendelssohn as professor of piano at the ...

, Ignaz Franz Edler von Mosel,

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents' two surviving children. ...

, Joseph Panny, Hieronymus Payer, Johann Peter Pixis, Wenzel Plachy,

Gottfried Rieger Gottfried Rieger (1 May 1764, Opavice – 13 October 1855, Brno) was an Austrian composer, conductor and teacher, resident for many years at Brno in what is today the Czech Republic. Life Rieger was born in 1764 in Tropplowitz, then in the Aus ...

, Philipp Jakob Riotte, Franz Roser,

Johann Baptist Schenk Johann Baptist Schenk (30 November 1753 – 29 December 1836) was an Austrian composer and teacher. Schenk was born in Wiener Neustadt. While still a boy he composed songs, dances and symphonies, and became a proficient violinist and keyboa ...

, Franz Schoberlechner,

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

(D. 718),

Simon Sechter Simon Sechter (11 October 1788 – 10 September 1867) was an Austrian music theorist, teacher, organist, conductor and composer. He was one of the most prolific composers who ever lived, although his music is largely forgotten and he is now mainl ...

Archduke Rudolf of Austria Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Cardinal-Archbishop of Olomouc (8 January 1788 – 24 July 1831), was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and an Austrian clergyman and noble. He was ...

Maximilian Stadler Maximilian Johann Karl Dominik Stadler, Abbé Stadler (4 August 1748, in Melk – 8 November 1833, in Vienna), was an Austrian composer, musicologist and pianist. In 1766 he entered the Benedictine Monastery in Melk Abbey where he served as Be ...

, Joseph von Szalay (or de Szalay),

Václav Tomášek Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (in German: Wenzel Johann Tomaschek; 17 April 1774, Skuteč, Bohemia – 3 April 1850, Prague) was an Austrian-Bohemian, by other accounts a Czech composer and music teacher. He was known as the Musical Pope of P ...

Michael Umlauf Michael Umlauf (August 9, 1781 – June 20, 1842), was an Austrian composer, conductor, and violinist. His father, Ignaz Umlauf, was also a notable composer. His sister, Elisabeth Hölzel (née Umlauf), had a career as a contralto and her son ...

, Bedřich Diviš Weber, Franz Weber (composer), Franz Weber, Carl Angelus von Winkhler, Franz Weiss (violist), Franz Weiss, Jan August Vitásek, Jan Václav Voříšek.

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

: 13 Variations on the aria "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from ''Das rote Käppchen'', WoO 66 (piano) * Anton Reicha: Variations on a Theme of Dittersdorf (cello and orchestra)

Gaetano Donizetti

** Variations sur "Ah! Segnata é la mia morte" dAnna Bolena'', Op. 16/4 (piano,1834). ** Variations à la vieille sur l'air chanté par Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani, Mme. Persiani dans lElisir d'amore'' de G. Donizetti (piano, 1840). *

: ** Caprice et variations brillantes sur le thème "Versàr potrà le lagrime" de l'opéra ''Torquato Tasso'', Op. 448 ** Introduction et variations brillantes sur le galop favori de l'opéra ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', Op. 490 *

: Variations brillantes sur la cavatine d'Anna Bolena de Donizetti "Nel veder la tua costanza", Op. 15 (ca. 1835) * Adolfo Fumagalli: ''La sacrilega parola'': Variations on the grande adagio finale from Act II of ''Poliuto'', Op. 62 (piano) *

: Variations brillantes on a Theme from ''Anna Bolena'' in A major (piano; 1831) * Adolf von Henselt: Variations on "Io son ricco" from ''L'elisir d'amore'', Op. 1 (piano) *

: ** Variations concertantes sur la chansonnette favorite de ''La fille du régiment'', Op. 24 (violin and piano) ** Grande fantaisie et variations brillantes sur des motifs de l'opéra ''L'Élisir d'amore'', Op. 112 ** Fantaisie et variations brillantes sur l'opéra ''Parisina'', Op. 133 * Carlo Alfredo Piatti: Introduction and Variations on a Theme from ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', Op. 2 (cello and piano) * Adrien-François Servais: ''La Fille du Régiment'': Fantaisie et variations, Op. 16 (cello and piano; cello and string quartet; cello and orchestra) *

: ** Andante final de ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', Op. 44 ** Introduction et variations sur la barcarolle de ''L'elisir d'amore'', Op. 66

The Doors

* Friedrich Gulda: Variations on "Light My Fire"

John Dowland

: ''Lachrymae'', Reflections on a song of Dowland ("If My Complaints Could Passions Move") (viola and piano;1950) * Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Variations on the "Lachrimae Pavane"

Ernst Christoph Dressler

: 9 Variations on a March by Dressler, WoO 63 (piano)

Guillaume Du Fay

* Arnold Cooke: Variations on a Theme of Dufay (orchestra; 1969)

Jean-Pierre Duport

: 9 Variations in D major on a Menuet by Jean-Pierre Duport, K. 573 (piano)

Antonín Dvořák

* Oskar Nedbal: Variations on a Theme by Antonín Dvořák, Op. 1 (piano)

Werner Egk

* Jan Koetsier: Introduction and Variations on a Theme from ''Die Zaubergeige'', Op. 82, No. 3 (viola and piano; 1978)

Manuel de Falla

* Gian Francesco Malipiero: Variazione sulla pantomima dell' El amor brujo, ''Amor brujo'' di Manuel de Falla (piano; 1959)

Giles Farnaby

* Bernard Stevens: Introduction, Variations and Fugue on a theme of Giles Farnaby, Op. 47, for orchestra (1972)

Johann Christian Fischer

: 12 Variations in C major on a Menuet by Johann Christian Fischer, K. 179 (piano)

Stephen Foster

* Earl Wild: ''Doo-Dah Variations'' (based on "Camptown Races"; piano and orchestra; 1992)

King Frederick the Great, Frederick II "The Great" of Prussia

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

: ''The Musical Offering'' is entirely based on "The King's Theme" * Giovanni Paisiello: "Les Adieux de la Grande Duchesse des Russies" includes variations on “The King’s Theme”

Girolamo Frescobaldi

* Karl Höller: Symphonic Variations (or Symphonic Fantasy) on a Theme of Girolamo Frescobaldi, Op. 20 (1935, rev. 1956, 1965) * Theophil Laitenberger: Variations on a Theme after Frescobaldi (viola and piano or organ; 1978) * Ennio Morricone: Variations on a Theme by Frescobaldi (piano; 1955)

Baron von Fricken

: Symphonic Studies (Schumann), Symphonic Studies, Op. 13 (piano; 1834; a set of variations and études on a theme by von Fricken, a musical amateur, followed by a variation on the Romance "Du stolzes England freue dich" (Proud England, rejoice!), from Heinrich Marschner's opera ''Der Templer und die Jüdin'')

Sophie Gail Edmee Sophie Gail née Garre (28 August 1775 – 24 July 1819) was a French singer and composer. Life Sophie Garre was born in Paris in the parish of Saint Sulpice, the daughter of Marie-Louise Adelaide Colloz and surgeon Claude-Francois Ga ...

* ''see #François-Adrien Boieldieu''

Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg

: Introduction et variations faciles sur un walse de Mr. le Comte de Gallenberg, Op. 87 (piano 4-hands; 1825) *

: Grand variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg, Op. 25 (piano and orchestra)

Noel Gay

* Franz Reizenstein: Variations on ''The Lambeth Walk''

George Gershwin

* Donald Grantham: Fantasy Variations on George Gershwin's Three Preludes (Gershwin), Second Prelude for Piano (concert band; 2004) * Jorge Morel: Variations on a Gershwin theme: "I Got Rhythm" (guitar, 1979)

Reinhold Glière

* Raymond Lewenthal: Concert Paraphrase and Variations on the Russian Sailors Dance from ''The Red Poppy'' (piano)

Mikhail Glinka Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka ( rus, link=no, Михаил Иванович Глинка, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka., mʲɪxɐˈil ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə, Ru-Mikhail-Ivanovich-Glinka.ogg; ) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recogni ...

* Anatoly Lyadov: Variations on a Theme by Glinka in B-flat major, Op. 35 (piano; 1894) * Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Variations in G minor on a Theme by Glinka (oboe and military band, 1878) * Dmitri Shostakovich: 11 Variations on a Theme by Glinka, Op. 104a (piano; 1957)

Christoph Willibald Gluck

* Adrian Enescu: Variations on a Theme by Gluck *

: 10 Variations in G major on the aria "Unser dummer Pöbel meint" from ''La rencontre imprévue, La rencontre imprévue, ou Les pèlerins de la Mecque'', K. 455 (piano) * Anton Reicha: Variations on a Theme by Gluck, Op. 87 (piano) * Franz Schmidt: Variations on a Theme by Gluck (organ; lost) * Donald Tovey: Variations on a Theme by Gluck, Op. 28 (flute and string quartet)

Sir Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Eugene Goossens

* Variations on a Theme by Eugene Goossens, a Classical music written in collaboration, collaborative work by 9 composers (Ernest Bloch, Aaron Copland, Paul Creston, Anis Fuleihan, Roy Harris, Walter Piston, Bernard Rogers, Roger Sessions and Deems Taylor, with Goossens himself writing the finale; orchestra; 1946)

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

* John Diercks: Variations on a Theme of Gottschalk (tuba and piano)

Christian Ernst Graf

: 8 Variations in G major on the Dutch song "Laat ons Juichen, Batavieren!", K. 24 (piano)

Alexander Gretchaninov

: ''Variazioni sopra il Credo in qualsiasi modo del Gretchaninoff'' (the second movement of Sorabji's ''Opusculum clavisymphonicum vel claviorchestrale'') * Alan Theisen: Variations on a Theme of Gretchaninov (2001; rev. 2005)

André Grétry

: 8 Variations on "Une fièvre brûlante" from ''Richard Coeur-de-lion (opera), Richard Coeur-de-lion'', WoO 72 (piano) *

: 8 Variations in F major on the choir "Dieu d'amour" from ''Les mariages samnites'', K. 352 (piano) * Anton Reicha: Variations on a Theme by Grétry and a Rondeau, Op. 102 (piano)

Edvard Grieg

* Walter Gieseking: Variations on a theme by Grieg (violin and piano) * Alistair Hinton: Variations and Fugue on a theme of Grieg, Op. 16 (piano, 1970–78; on "The Death of Ase" from ''Peer Gynt (Grieg), Peer Gynt'') * Nikolai Myaskovsky: The final movement of his String Quartet No. 3 is a set of variations on a theme of Grieg * Maurice Ravel: Variations on a Theme of Grieg ("The Death of Ase" from ''Peer Gynt''; piano; 1888) (lost)

Jakob Haibel

: Twelve variations on the "Menuet à la Vigano" from the ballet ''Le nozze disturbate'', WoO 68 (piano)

Fromental Halévy

* Stephen Heller: ''La dame de pique. Romance variée sur l'opéra de Halévy'', Op. 75, No. 2 * Johann Peter Pixis: Fantaisie avec variations sur un duo de ''L'eclair'' de Halevy, Op. 133

George Frideric Handel

: 12 Variations on "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!" from ''Judas Maccabaeus (Handel), Judas Maccabaeus'', WoO 45 (cello and piano) *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 (piano; 1861) *

: Variations on a Theme by Handel (piano) * George Draga: Variations on a Theme of Handel (orchestra; 2007) * Mauro Giuliani: Variations on a Theme of Handel ("The Harmonious Blacksmith"), Op. 107 (guitar; c. 1828) * Percy Grainger: Variations on "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (1911) (?lost) * Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia in G minor on a Theme by George Frideric Handel for violin and viola (1897) * Józef Koffler: ''Handeliana'', 30 Variations on the Theme of Handel's Passacaglia (orchestra; before 1940; lost) * Igor Markevitch: Variations, Fugue et Envoi on a Theme of Handel (piano, 1941) * Robert Matthew-Walker: Variations on a Theme of Handel, Op. 105 (1977) * David Sydney Morgan: Handel Variations (solo viola and chamber ensemble; 1998) *

: Variations on a Theme of Handel ("The Harmonious Blacksmith"), Op. 29 (piano) *

: Variations on the Act III Chorus "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!" from ''Judas Maccabaeus'' (piano 4-hands; c. 1850) * Bernhard Scholz: Contrapuntal Variations on a Gavotte by Handel, Op. 54 (1882) * Georg Schumann: Variations and Gigue on Handel's "The Harmonious Blacksmith" for large orchestra, Op. 72 (1925) *

: Octet in E major, Op. 32, includes variations on "The Harmonious Blacksmith" * Lionel Tertis: ** Variations on a Four Bar Theme of Handel (viola and cello; pub. 1961) ** Variations on a Passacaglia of Handel (2 violas; 1935) * Robert Volkmann: Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 26 (piano)

Howard Hanson

* Samuel Jones (composer), Samuel Jones: ''A Symphonic Requiem'': Variations on a Theme of Howard Hanson

Karl Amadeus Hartmann

* John McCabe (composer), John McCabe: Variations on a Theme by Karl Amadeus Hartmann (orchestra; 1964)

Joseph Haydn

: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, (Op. 56a, orchestra; Op. 56b, 2 pianos; 1873; also known as ''Variations on the St. Anthony Chorale''; the theme is probably not by Haydn, but possibly by Ignaz Pleyel) *

: ** Variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (Czerny), Variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", Op. 73 (piano and orchestra, or piano and string quartet) ** Variations Faciles on "Gott Erhalte", Op. 521 (piano 4-hands) ** Variations Faciles on a Theme from Haydn's ''The Creation (Haydn), The Creation'', Op. 527 (piano 4-hands) *

: Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn (concert band; 1963) *

: ''Death is a Long Sleep'' (Variations on a Theme of Haydn) (orchestra; 1982) * Jean Françaix: 11 variations sur un thème de Haydn (9 winds and double bass; 1982) * Joseph Gelinek: . Published Artaria, Vienna c. 1808. * John McCabe (composer), John McCabe: Haydn Variations (piano; 1983) * Niccolò Paganini: Maestoso sonata sentimentale (Variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser") (1828) * André Previn: Variations on a Theme by Haydn (piano; c. 1990) * Robert Simpson: ** Variations and Finale on a Theme of Haydn (piano; 1948) ** String Quartet No. 9 (Simpson), String Quartet No. 9 is subtitled "32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Haydn" (1982) * Josef Triebensee: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, for woodwind octet * Henryk Wieniawski: Variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", in ''L'école Moderne'', Op. 10 (solo violin; 1853)

Ferdinand Hérold

: Variations brillantes in B-flat major on "Je vends des scapulaires" from ''Ludovic (opera), Ludovic'', Op. 12 (piano; 1833) * Stephen Heller: Variations brillantes sur l'opéra ''Zampa'', Op. 6 *

: Variations on the Trio from ''Le pré aux clercs'', Op. 76 *

: Variations on a Theme from ''Marie'' (orig. ''Almédon ou le monde renversé'') in C major, Op. 82, D 908 (piano 4-hands)

Edward Burlingame Hill

* Walter Piston: Variations on a Theme by E. B. Hill (orchestra; 1963)

Johann Adam Hiller

: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hiller, Op. 100 (orchestra; 1904)

Friedrich Heinrich Himmel

: Caprice and Variations on "An Alexis" by Himmel, Op. 62

Paul Hindemith

* Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini: Passacaglia su un tema di Hindemith (1953) * Sir William Walton: Variations on a Theme by Hindemith for orchestra (1962–1963)

Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 177817 October 1837) was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the Transition from Classical to Romantic music, transition from the Classical period (music), Classical to the Romantic ...

* Josef Gelinek: Variations on Hummel's Celebrated Waltz (piano, c. 1820) * José Ignacio Quintón: Variations on a Theme of Hummel

Anselm Hüttenbrenner Anselm Hüttenbrenner (13 October 1794 – 5 June 1868) was an Austrian composer. He was on friendly terms with both Ludwig van Beethovenhe was one of only two people present at his deathand Franz Schubert, his recollections of whom constitute a ...

: 13 Variations in A minor on a Theme by Hüttenbrenner, D. 576 (piano)

Nicolas Isouard

: Variations on a March from ''Cendrillon (Isouard), Cendrillon'' in C major, Op. 40a (piano; c. 1811–12)

Clément Janequin

* Jehan Alain: Variations sur un thème de Clément Janequin (organ; 1937)

Joseph Joachim

* Ernest Walker (composer), Ernest Walker: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Joachim (violin and piano; 1918)

Zoltán Kodály

* Antal Doráti, Tibor Serly, Ödön Pártos, Géza Frid and Sándor Veress: ''Variations on a Theme of Zoltán Kodály'' (orchestra; 1962); the work was a joint collaboration between Kodály's composition pupils, for his 80th birthday celebration. The theme is taken from Kodály's String Quartet No. 1, Op. 2.

Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz

: Variations concertantes on a Theme by Krumpholz, Op. 1 (piano and violin)

Johann Kuhnau

: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Johann Kuhnau (string orchestra; 1935)

Josef Labor

* Franz Schmidt: The finale of Schmidt's A major Clarinet Quintet is a set of Variations on a Theme by Labor

Constant Lambert

* Alan Rawsthorne: Improvisations on a Theme of Constant Lambert (orchestra: 1960). The theme is from ''Tiresias (ballet), Tiresias''

Orlande de Lassus

* George Draga: Variations on a Theme of Orlando de Lasso (orchestra: 2007) * Bernhard Krol: Lassus Variations, Op. 33 (viola and harpsichord or piano, 1962)

Charles-Gaston Levadé

* Reynaldo Hahn: Variations sur un thème de Charles Levadé (piano 4-hands; 1892)

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

* Chiel Meijering: Variation on a Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli (Liszt), Variation by Franz Liszt on a Waltz Tune of Anton Diabelli (violin and viola; 2003) * Wolfgang Stockmeier: Variations on a Theme of Franz Liszt from ''Via crucis (Liszt), Via crucis'' (Stations of the Cross, S. 53) (cello and organ)

Euphemia Allen, Arthur de Lulli

* "Chopsticks (music), Chopsticks": In 1880 a set of variations for piano 4-hands was written Classical music written in collaboration, collaboratively by Alexander Borodin, César Cui, Anatoly Lyadov, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Nikolai Shcherbachov, with a modest addition by

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Jean-Baptiste Lully

* Dieterich Buxtehude: Aria 'Rofilis' with 3 variations in D minor (on a Theme by Jean-Baptiste Lully), BuxWV 248

Martin Luther

: Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her"

Stanyslav Lyudkevych

* Valeri Kikta: Romantic Variations on a Theme by Lyudkevich (harp; 1978)

Cyrus McCormick

* Gunnar Johansen: Variations, Disguises, and Fugue, on a Merry Theme of Cyrus McCormick (orchestra; 1937; Note: McCormick was not a composer)

Sir George Alexander Macfarren, George Macfarren

* Dora Bright: Variations on an Original Theme of Sir G. A. Macfarren (piano duet; 1894)

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (composer), Alexander Mackenzie

* Cedric Thorpe Davie: Variations on a Theme of A C Mackenzie, orchestra

Guillaume de Machaut

* Jean-Jacques Grunenwald: Variations sur un thème de Machaut (harpsichord; 1957) * Christopher Steel: Variations on a theme of Guillaume de Machaut (organ; Op. 65)

Gustav Mahler

* Jan Klusák: Variations on a Theme of Gustav Mahler (1962)

Heinrich Marschner

: Variations brillantes sur un thème favori de l'opéra ''Hans Heiling'', Op. 341 *

: the final section of the Symphonic Studies (Schumann), Symphonic Studies, Op. 13, is a variation on the Romance "Du stolzes England freue dich" (Proud England, rejoice!), from Marschner's opera ''Der Templer und die Jüdin''; the rest of the work is a set of variations and études on a theme by Baron von Fricken, a musical amateur (piano; 1834)

Nikolai Medtner

* Bart Berman: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Nikolai Medtner (based on the theme in Medtner's Theme with Variations, Op. 55) (2009)

Étienne Méhul

: Variations de bravoure sur la Romance de ''Joseph (opera), Joseph'', Op. 20 *

: Variations in G major, Op. 14 (flute and piano; c. 1803) *

: Five Variations on a romance from Méhul's Joseph, Op. 23 (1820). *

: Variations on "Je suis encore dans mon printemps", Op. 36 (harp; 1807) *

: 7 Variations on "A peine au sortir de l'enfance" from ''Joseph'', Op. 28, J. 141 (piano; 1812)

Felix Mendelssohn

: ''Grosses Konzertstück über Mendelssohns ''Lieder ohne Worte'' '' (Grand Concertpiece on Mendlessohn's ''Songs Without Words''), S. 257 (2 pianos, 1834) * Václav Trojan: Humorous Variations on the theme of the "Spring Song", Op. 62/6 (from ''Songs Without Words'') (orchestra; 1936, revised 1971)

Giacomo Meyerbeer

: ''Souvenir des Huguenots'' (Fantaisie et variations sur le célèbre choral de Luther, chanté dans ''Les Huguenots''), Op. 19 (1836; arr. piano 4-hands, Op. 19 bis) * Clemens von und zu Franckenstein: Variations on a Theme by Meyerbeer (orchestra) * Adolf von Henselt: Variations on "Quand je quittai la Normandie" from ''Robert le diable'', Op. 11 (piano and orchestra) *

: Variations brillantes sur le chœur favori dIl crociato in Egitto'', Op. 23 (piano) *

: Duo et variations sur des motifs de ''Robert le Diable'', Op. 111 *

: Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', S.259 (organ): the adagio section includes a number of variations on the chorale theme, which is drawn from Meyerbeer's opera ''Le prophète''.

Thelonious Monk

* Gunther Schuller: Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (13 instruments; 1960) * " 'Round Midnight Variations ", a collection of variations on " 'Round Midnight (song), 'Round Midnight ", composed by Roberto Andreoni, Milton Babbitt, Alberto Barbero, Carlo Boccadoro, William Bolcom, David Crumb. George Crumb, Michael Daugherty, Filippo Del Corno, John Harbison, Joel Hoffman (composer), Joel Hoffman, Aaron Jay Kernis, Gerald Levinson, Tobias Picker, Matthew Quayle, Frederic Rzewski, Augusta Read Thomas and Michael Torke

Claudio Monteverdi

* Kit Armstrong: Variations on a Theme by Monteverdi (2007, piano) * Les Stances a Sophie, Art Ensemble of Chicago: Variations sur un thème de Monteverdi (1970) *

: Variations and Interludes on Themes from Monteverdi and Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach (concerto for violin, cello, piano and large orchestra; 1992)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

: Fantaisie à 4 mains sur Don Juan (piano duet; 1844) - (Introduction, five variations on the aria from ''Don Giovanni'' "Venite par avanti", coda based on the aria "Finch' han del vino") * B. Tommy Andersson: Variations on a Theme of Mozart (2 violins; arr. for 2 violas; 1984) *

: ** Variations on "Se vuol ballare" from ''The Marriage of Figaro'', WoO 40 (piano and violin; 1792–3) ** Variations on "La ci darem la mano" from ''Don Giovanni'', WoO 28 (two oboes and English horn; ?1795) ** Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from ''The Magic Flute'', Op. 66 (piano and cello; ?1795) ** Variations on "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen" from ''The Magic Flute'', WoO 46 (piano and cello; 1801) * Nicolas-Charles Bochsa: Six variations for harp on "Voi che sapete" from ''The Marriage of Figaro''. * João Domingos Bomtempo: Variations on a Theme from ''The Magic Flute'' in G minor, Op. 21 (piano) * Héctor Campos Parsi: Variations on a Theme of Mozart *

: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" (Chopin), Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2 (from ''Don Giovanni''; piano and orchestra; 1827) * Ferdinand David (musician), Ferdinand David: ''Introduction et Variations sur un thème de Mozart in A major'', Op. 11 * Hans Gál: ''Improvisation, Variations and Finale on a theme by Mozart'' for mandolin, violin, viola and liuto, Op. 60 (1934) * Étienne-François Gebauer: 2 Airs variés de ''La Flute magique'' * Joseph Gelinek **Eight variations on "Wie stark ist nicht dein Zauberton" from ''The Magic Flute''. (keyboard). **6 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from ''Die Zauberflöte'' (keyboard, c. 1800) *

: Variations on a Theme from ''The Magic Flute'' in E-flat (piano, 1822) * Alexander Goldenweiser (composer), Alexander Goldenweiser: Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 3, No. 1 (piano, 1940) * Reynaldo Hahn: Variations sur un thème de Mozart (flute and piano; 1906) *

: Variations on the Minuet from ''Don Giovanni'', Op. 58 (piano) *

: Variations on Mozart's opera, Op. 34/3 *

: **Variations on a Theme of Mozart Op. 42 (for two pianos) **Variations on a Theme of Mozart Op. 75 (orchestral version) * George Malcolm (musician), George Malcolm: Variations on a Theme of Mozart (4 harpsichords) * Henry Maylath: ''La ci darem Varied'' *

: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart (orchestra) * Anton Reicha: ** 18 Variations and a Fantasy on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 51 (flute, violin and cello, 1804) ** Sonata in F major (Variations on a Theme by Mozart) (piano) * Nino Rota: Fantasy on twelve notes from "Non si pasce di cibo mortale chi si pasce di cibo celeste" from ''Don Giovanni'' (piano and orchestra) * Georg Schumann: Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 76 (piano) * Fernando Sor: Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart (Sor), Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart (guitar) *

: ** Grande Fantaisie et Variations sur des motifs de l'opéra ''Don Juan'', Op. 14 ** Grande Fantaisie sur la Sérénade et le Menuet de ''Don Juan'', Op. 42

Modest Mussorgsky

* Frederick Jacobi: Variations on a Theme by Mussorgsky (cello and piano) * Josef Tal: ''Cum Mortuis In Lingua Mortua'': 7 Variations on a Theme by Mussorgsky (piano; 1945)

Alonso Mudarra

* Pedro Vilarroig: Variations on a Theme by Alonso de Mudarra (harp and string quartet)

Wenzel Müller

: Kakadu Variations, Op. 121a (1803; piano trio)

Neidhart von Reuental

: Variations on a Theme by Neithart von Reuenthal (piano; 1974)

Carl Nielsen

* John Gardner (composer), John Gardner: Variations on a Waltz of Carl Nielsen, Op, 13 * Kjell Roikjer: Variations, Chorale and Fugue on a Theme by Carl Nielsen, Op. 51 (4 trombones) * Robert Simpson: Variations on a Theme of Carl Nielsen (orchestra; 1983) * David Starobin: Variations on a Theme by Carl Nielsen (2010)

Jacques Offenbach

* Hans Haug: Variations on a Theme of Jacques Offenbach (orchestra)

George Onslow (composer), George Onslow

: Variations brillantes sur un thème du Colporteur de G. Onslow, Op. 10 (piano; ca. 1828) *

: ** 8 Variations on "For The Girls", Op. 94 (flute and piano; 1829) ** 8 Variations on "The Book Peddler, Or The Lumberjack's Son", Op. 99 (flute and piano; 1828)

Seán Ó Riada

: A Rosary of Variations on Seán Ó Riada's Irish Folk Mass (piano; 1980)

Sergio Ortega (composer), Sergio Ortega

* Frederic Rzewski: ''The People United Will Never Be Defeated!'': 36 variations on the Chilean song "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido, ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!" (piano; 1975)

Johann Pachelbel

* George Frideric Handel: second movement of his Organ Concerto in G minor, Op. 7, No. 5, HWV 310, is a set of variations on Pachelbel's Canon * George Rochberg: a movement from String Quartet No. 6 is a set of variations on Pachelbel's Canon * Graham Waterhouse: Variations on a Theme by Pachelbel, Op. 6 (organ)

Ferdinando Paer

: Variations et finale sur un air de ballet de F. Paer, Op. 29

Niccolò Paganini

* Sergei Aslamazyan: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (string quartet; 1961) * Leopold Auer: Arranged the Caprice No. 24 in A minor for violin with piano accompaniment, and added some variations of his own * James Barnes (composer), James Barnes: Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini (concert band; the theme is the Caprice No. 24) *

: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (orchestra; 1947) * Hans Bottermund: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (solo cello) *

: Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 (piano; 1863) * Alfredo Casella: Paganiniana (Casella) a Divertimento for orchestra Opus 65 *

: Grandes variations brillantes sur le thème original favori colla campanella (Glöckchen Rondo), Op. 170 (piano 4-hands) * Luigi Dallapiccola: Sonatina canonica in mi bemolle maggiore su Capricci di Niccolò Paganini : per pianoforte (1946) * Søren Nils Eichberg: Variations on a Theme by Niccolò Paganini (solo cello; 2005) * Stephen Heller: ''Thème de Paganini varié'', Op. 1 * Joseph Horovitz: Variations on a Theme of Paganini (brass quartet; 1974) *

: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (trumpet and piano; 1974, rev. 1982) *

: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra (2001) *

: Grandes études de Paganini No. 3 and No. 6 (piano; 1851), revised from the earlier ''Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini'' of 1838 * Andrew Lloyd Webber: Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album), 23 Variations (cello and rock band: 1977) * Witold Lutosławski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Lutosławski), Variations on a Theme by Paganini (2 pianos, 1941; piano and orchestra, 1978) * Nathan Milstein: ''Paganiniana'', an arrangement of the 24th Caprice, with variations based on the other caprices * Robert Muczynski: "Desperate Measures" Paganini Variations, Op. 48 * Pavel Necheporenko: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (transcribed for unaccompanied balalaika) * Frank Proto: Nine Variants on Paganini for Double Bass and Orchestra (2001; also for double bass and piano) * Manuel Quiroga (violinist), Manuel Quiroga: 9 Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24 (violin and piano); 12 Variations on Paganini's Caprice No. 24 (violin and piano) *

: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 (piano and orchestra; 1934) * Poul Ruders: Paganini Variations (guitar and orchestra, 2000; solo version, 2002) * Ehsan Saboohi: Metamorphosis on Theme of Paganini (piano; 2009) * Fazıl Say: Paganini Variations (piano) *

: ** Etudes after Paganini Caprices, Op. 3 (1832) ** Variationen zum Glöckchenthema (piano; unpub.) * Konstantin Sorokin: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 62 No. 8 (piano) * Sir George Thalben-Ball: Variations on a Theme by Paganini (pedal keyboard) * Philip Wilby: Paganini Variations (wind band; brass band) * August Wilhelmj: Einleitung, Thema mit Variationen nach Niccolo Paganini * Rob Zuidam: Variations on a thema of Paganini (violin-solo) See also Variations on a Theme of Paganini (disambiguation)

Giovanni Paisiello

* Pierre Baillot: Air de Paisiello varié, Op. 19 *

: ** 9 Variations on "Quant'e piu bello" from ''La molinara'', WoO 69 (piano) ** 6 Variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento" from ''La molinara'', WoO 70 (piano) * Theobald Boehm: ''Nel cor piu'', Op. 4: Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Paisiello (flute and piano) * João Domingos Bomtempo: Introduction, 5 Variations and Fantasy on Paisiello's favorite air, Op. 6 (piano) *

: 6 Variations in F major on "Salve tu, Domine" from ''I filosofi immaginarii'', K. 398 (piano) * Niccolò Paganini: Introduction, Theme and Variations from Paisiello's ''La bella molinara'' ("Nel cor più non mi sento") in G major, Op. 38

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

* George Draga: Variations on a Theme of Palestrina (orchestra; 2007) *

: ** Mirate Variations ** Donna Gentil Variations (Por y Para Palestrina)

Bernardo Pasquini

* Johann Speth: Variations on a Theme of Pasquini

Giuseppe Persiani

: Fantasy and Variations on ''Inês de Castro'', Op. 377

Astor Piazzolla

* Leo Brouwer: Variations on a Piazzolla Tango (guitar) * Carlos Stella: Hockney's Choclo: 10 variations, imitations and paraphrases on Piazzolla's arrangement of the tango 'El choclo' after a picture by David Hockney (accordion, piano, violin, electric guitar and bass)

Ildebrando Pizzetti

: ** Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti (piano; 1955) ** Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti (unaccompanied violin; 1961) ** (The above 2 works are based on the same Pizzetti theme, but are otherwise unrelated)

Ignaz Pleyel

: Variations on a Rondo of Pleyel, Op. 3/1 *

: Trio in F: Variations on a Theme by Pleyel (two oboes and English horn; often known as “Ben 338”) * (see also

: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, which theme was possibly the work of Pleyel)

Manuel Ponce Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948) was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten traditio ...

* Carlos Posada: Variations on Manuel Ponce's "Estrellita" (violin and viola; pub. 1995)

John Powell (musician), John Powell

* Daniel Gregory Mason: Variations on a Theme of John Powell (string quartet, 1924–25)

Henry Purcell

* Vronsky & Babin, Victor Babin: Variations on a Theme of Purcell (cello and piano) *

: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), Op. 34 (1946) * Jeremy Filsell: ''Wondrous Machine'': Variations on a Theme of Purcell (narrator and organ) * Magnus Lindberg: ''Bright Cecilia'': Variations on a Theme by Purcell (orchestra; 2002) *

: Simple Variations on Purcell's "New Scotch Tune" (piano; 1964; set for clarinet and strings 1967; rev and enlarged 1975 as Little Jazz Variations on Purcell's "New Scotch Tune") * Rafał Stradomski: Purcell Variations (soprano saxophone or oboe and piano; 1997)

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

* Gheorghi Arnaoudov: Variations on a Theme by Rachmaninoff (orchestra; 2001) *

: ** Variations on Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff), 3rd Piano Concerto ** Variations on a Prelude by Rachmaninoff

Jean-Philippe Rameau

* Paul Dukas: Variations, Interlude and Finale on a Theme by Rameau (piano) * Anthony Hedges: Variations on a Theme of Rameau * Howard Skempton: Rameau Variation (piano)

Carl Reinecke

* Reynaldo Hahn: Variations puériles sur une mélodie de Reinecke (piano 4-hands; 1905)

Django Reinhardt

* Leo Brouwer: Variations on a Theme of Django Reinhardt (guitar; 1984)

Vincenzo Righini

: 24 Variations on the Aria "Venni Amore", WoO 65 (piano)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

* Jehan Alain: ** Variations sur un thème donné de Rimsky-Korsakov (4 voices) ** Variations sur un chant donné de Rimsky-Korsakov (organ) ** Variations sur un thème donné de Rimsky-Korsakov (string quartet) *

: ''"Il gallo d'oro" da Rimsky-Korsakov: variazioni frivole con una fuga anarchica, eretica e perversa'' (variations and fugue on a theme from ''The Golden Cockerel, Le Coq d'Or'')

Pierre Rode

: ''La Ricordanza'': Variazioni sopra un tema di Rode, Op. 33 (piano)

Gioachino Rossini

* Ferdinando Carulli: Fantaisie avec variations sur des airs de ''La gazza ladra'', Op. 197 *

(spurious) ** Variations on "Non più mesta" from ''La Cenerentola'', B. 9, KK. Anh. Ia/5, A 1/5 (flute and piano) * Napoléon Coste ** Introduction et variations sur un motif de Rossini (guitar) *

: ** Introduction et Variations sur la marche favorite della ''La donna del lago, Donna del Lago'', Op. 20 ** Brilliant Variations on the favorite Tyrolienne in ''William Tell (opera), Guillaume Tell'', Op. 220 (piano) ** Fantasie and Variations brillantes on the March from ''Mosè in Egitto, Moises'', Op. 504 *

: Variations brillantes sur un thème de ''La Cenerentola'', Op. 5 (piano) * Joseph Gelinek: Variations pour le Forte-Piano sur la Cavatine "Di tanti palpiti" de l' Opera Tancredi. (piano). Published by Schotts, Mainz, c. 1817. *

: ** Variations brillantes sur la cavatine favorite de ''Donna del Lago'', Op. 17 ** Variations brillantes sur la marche favorite de ''Moïse'', Op. 42 (violin and piano) ** Grandes variations sur le "Choeur des Grecs" du ''Le siège de Corinthe, Siège de Corinthe'', Op. 36 ** Grandes variations sur une marche favorite de ''Guillaume Tell'', Op. 50 (piano 4-hands) ** Variations de concert sur une marche favorite de ''Guillaume Tell'', Op. 57 (piano and orchestra) ** Variations on "Non più mesta" from ''La Cenerentola'', Op. 60 ** Variations on the March from ''Otello (Rossini), Otello'', Op. 67 ** Variations brillantes and Finale à la hongroise from ''Matilde di Shabran'', Op. 77 *

** Fantaisie et variations brillantes sur l'air "Di tanti palpiti", Op. 83 ** Variations sur un air de ''Le comte Ory'', Op. 92 (piano) *

: ** 4 Variations on "Give Calm, O Heaven" from ''Otello'', Op. 58 (1823: piano 4-hands) ** Variations on ''William Tell'', Op. 116 (piano; 1831) *

: ** 7 Variations brillantes sur un thème de G. Rossini, S.149 (piano; 1824?) * Bohuslav Martinů: Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290 (cello and piano) * Niccolò Paganini: ** Introduction and Variations on a Theme from ''La Cenerentola'' ("Non più mesta") ** Introduction and Variations on a Theme from ''Moses'' ("Dal tuo stellato soglio") ** Introduction and Variations on a Theme from ''Tancredi'' ("Di tanti palpiti")

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

: Variations on a Theme by Rousseau, Op. 23 (piano)

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

* Géza Frid: Variations on "The Elephant" from ''The Carnival of the Animals'' (scordatura double bass and string orchestra, 1977) * Philip Sparke: ** Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes from Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony (concert band; 2007) ** Saint-Saëns Variations - A Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes from the 'Organ' Symphony (brass band; 2009)

Antonio Salieri

: 10 Variations on "La stessa, la stessissima" from ''Falstaff (Salieri), Falstaff'', WoO 73 (piano) * Jan Ladislav Dussek: Variations on a Theme by Salieri, Craw 83 (keyboard; lost) * Joseph Gelinek: VIII Variations pour le Piano-Forte sur le Trio "Copia si tenera" de l' Opera ''Palmira, regina di Persia, Palmira''. (Published c. 1797) *

: 6 Variations in G major on "Mio caro Adone" from ''La fiera di Venezia'', K. 180 (piano) * Giuseppe Sarti: Variations for Violin and piano on the Cavatina "La ra la ra" from La Grotta di Trofonio (1786) * Joseph Wölfl: 9 Variations sur le Duo "La stessa, la stessissima" de l'opéra ''Falstaff'' ossia ''Le tre Burle'' pour le Fortepiano, WoO 15

Giovanni Battista Sammartini

* Tivadar Nachéz: Passacaglia on a Theme of Sammartini

Gaspar Sanz

* Joaquín Nin-Culmell: 8 Variations on a Theme by Gaspar Sanz (orchestra)

Giuseppe Sarti

: 8 Variations in A major on "Come un agnello" from ''Fra i due litiganti il terzo gode'', K. 460 (piano)

Erik Satie

* Israel Sharon: Variations on a Theme by Satie (piano and chamber orchestra)

Benedikt Schack

: 8 Variations in F major on the song "Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding" from the Singspiel ''Der dumme Gartner'', K. 613 (piano)

Arnold Schoenberg

* Giles Brindley: Variations on a Theme by Schoenberg * David Lewin: ''Classical Variations on a Theme by Schönberg'', for cello and piano * Luigi Nono: ''Variazioni canoniche sur la serie de l'opus 41 de Schönberg'' for orchestra (1950) * Viktor Ullmann: ''Variationen und Doppelfuge über ein Klavierstück von Arnold Schönberg'' (op. 19/4), Op. 3a (versions for piano; Geneva version with 5 variations 1929, Prague version with 9 variations 1933–34); as ''Variationen, Phantasie und Doppelfuge über ein kleines Klavierstück von A. Schönberg'', Op. 3b (orchestra, 1933); Op. 3c (version for string quartet, 1939)

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

* Tony Aubin: Variations on a Theme of Franz Schubert, ballet (1953) *

: ** Variations on the ''Trauer-Walzer'' Schubert Thematic Catalogue, D. 365/2, Op. 12 ** Drey brillante Fantasien über die beliebtesten Motive aus Franz Schubert's Werken, Op. 339 (piano and physharmonica; 2 pianos; horn and piano) *

: Variations on a Theme of Schubert (cello and piano; 1986) * Leopold Godowsky: Passacaglia (Godowsky), Passacaglia, in the form of 44 variations, cadenza and fugue, on the opening theme of Schubert's Symphony No. 8 (Schubert), "Unfinished" Symphony (piano; 1927) * Lee Hoiby: Schubert Variations, op. 35a (piano; 1981; theme is no. 3 of 17 German Dances, D. 366) * Helmut Lachenmann: ''Fünf Variationen über ein Thema von Franz Schubert'' (German dance in C-sharp minor D 643) (Piano; 1956) *

: **Variations on a Theme of Schubert Op. 92 for Wind Ensemble (2005) **Variations on a Theme of Schubert Op. 100 for solo piano (2007) * Emil Reesen: Variationer over et tema af Schubert (1928) *

: Sehnsuchtswalzervariationen (piano; unpub.) * Adrien-François Servais: Fantaisie et variations brillantes sur la valse de Schubert, intitulée ''Le Désir'', Op. 4 (cello and piano; cello and orchestra) * Leone Sinigaglia: 12 Variations on a Theme by Franz Schubert, Op. 19 (oboe and piano) * August Wilhelmj: Einleitung, Thema mit Variationen nach Franz Schubert * Various: Variations on a Waltz by Schubert, a work commissioned by th
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written Classical music written in collaboration, collabaratively by Andrew Ford (composer), Andrew Ford, Ian Munro (pianist), Ian Munro, Calvin Bowman, Raymond Chapman-Smith, Joe Chindamo, Andrea Keller, Elena Kats-Chernin and

(piano trio; 2009)

William Schuman

* Robert Starer: ''The Fringes of a Ball: Waltz Variations on a Theme by William Schuman'' (2 pianos)

Clara Schumann Clara Josephine Schumann (; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, she exerted her influence over the course of a ...
(née Wieck)

: ** Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5 (1833) ** the third movement of the Piano Sonata No. 3 (Schumann), Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 (1836) is a set of variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

: ** Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in F-sharp minor, Op. 9 (piano solo; 1854) ** Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23 (1861; piano four-hands) * Vincenzo di Donato: Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (viola or cello and piano; 1921) * Stephen Heller: Variations on a Theme of Schumann, Op. 142 * Robert E. Jager: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (wind ensemble; 1968) * Maurice Ravel: Variations on a Theme of Schumann (piano; 1888; the theme was the Choral "Freu dich, o meine Seele" from Album for the Young, Op. 68) (lost) *

: Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann, Op. 20 (1854)

Alexander Scriabin

* Leonid Sabaneyev: Variations on a Theme of Scriabin (unknown forces) * Alexandre Tansman: Variations on a Scriabin Theme (guitar)

John Stafford Smith

* Dudley Buck: Concert Variations on "The Star-Spangled Banner", Op. 23

Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (born Leon Dudley Sorabji; 14 August 1892 – 15 October 1988) was an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer whose music, written over a period of seventy years, ranges from sets of miniatures to wor ...

* Mervyn Vicars: Introduction, Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Sorabji for Pianoforte and Orchestra (1973; unpublished)

Beatrice Sosnik

* Irma Urteaga: Variations on a Theme of Beatrice Sosnik (1997)

John Philip Sousa

* Carlos Stella: The Indian Post: a piece for wind orchestra based on a march by Sousa after a south Indian form (2006)

Louis Spohr Louis Spohr (, 5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Highly regarded during his lifetime, Spohr composed ten symphonies, ...

: 8 Variations on ''Jessonda'', Op. 101 (flute and piano; 1829)

Daniel Steibelt

: Variations on a Theme from Steibelt's "Orage" Concerto, Op. 1 (Note: This is the Piano Concerto No. 3 in E, subtitled "L'orage")

Johann Strauss II

* Józef Koffler: Variations sur une valse de Johann Strauss, Op. 23 (piano; 1935) * Adolf Schulz-Evler: "Arabesques", Variations on ''The Blue Danube'' Waltz, Op. 12

Igor Stravinsky

* Carlos Stella: Pastiches, Parodies and Variations on two themes by Stravinsky and Luciano Berio, Berio (piccolo clarinet, trombone, xylorimba and vibraphone)

Franz Xaver Süssmayr

: 8 Variations on "Tandeln und scherzen" from ''Soliman II'', WoO 76 (piano)

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

* John Bull: Variations on a Theme by Sweelinck * Karl Höller: Sweelinck Variations ("Mein junges Lebe hat ein End"), Op. 56 (1950/51) * Ton de Leeuw: Sweelinck Variations

Thomas Tallis

* Philip Sparke: Tallis Variations (brass band; 1999) * Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (strings; 1910, rev. 1913, 1919)

Francisco Tárrega

* Agustín Barrios: Variations on a Theme of Tárrega (guitar)

Giuseppe Tartini Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 – 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred of pieces for the violin with the majority of ...

: ''Devil's Trills'': Variations on a Theme of Tartini (16 performers; 1990)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

* Anton Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky (Arensky), Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a (strings; 1894) *

: ''Rokoko-Variationen'': Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky (cello and piano; 1974) * Johan de Meij: ''Extreme Make-Over'' - Metamorphoses on a Theme by Tchaikovsky (brass band, 2004; wind orchestra, 2006; fanfare, 2009)

Georg Philipp Telemann

: Variations and Fugue on a theme of Telemann, Op. 134 (piano; 1914) * Rafał Stradomski: Telemann Variations (harpsichord or piano or harp; 1995)

Yann Tiersen

* Ben Emberley: Variations on "Comptine d'un autre été", Op. 44 (piano; 2015)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

* Cheryl Frances-Hoad: ''Rhapsody on a Theme by Ralph Vaughan Williams'' for orchestra (1997)

Giuseppe Verdi

* Hans von Bülow: Arabesques en forme de variations sur un thème favori de l'opéra ''Rigoletto'', Op. 2 (c. 1855; "Caro nome") *Adolfo Fumagalli: ** Quatres airs de ballet variés from Verdi's opera ''Jérusalem'', Op. 23 (piano) *** No. 1 Pas de quatre *** No. 2 Pas de deux *** No. 3 Pas seul *** No. 4 Pas d'ensemble ** Introduction et grande adagio variées sur la terzette "Qual volutta trascorrere" (from ''I Lombardi alla prima crociata''), Op. 75 ** Introduction et adagio varié on the romanza "Sempre all'alba ed alla sera" from ''Giovanna d'Arco'', Op. 89 (piano) ** Melodia variata on ''La traviata'' (on the aria of Germont's father, "Di Provenza il mar"), Op. 98 (1854) * Jim Hiscott: Variations on a Theme of Giuseppe Verdi (1983, rev 1985) * :fr:Stanislaus Verroust, Stanislaus Verroust: Fantaisie et Variations sur ''Il corsaro'', Op. 54 (oboe and piano)

Georg Joseph Vogler, Georg Joseph 'Abbé' Vogler

: ** 8 Variations on a Theme from ''Castor and Pollux'', Op. 5, J. 40 (piano; 1804) ** 6 Variations in C on a Theme from ''Samori'', Op. 6, J. 43 (piano; 1804)

Richard Wagner

* William Bergsma: Fantastic Variations on a Theme from ''Tristan und Isolde'' (viola and piano; 1961) * Alexey Voytenko: "Schmachtend". Variations on a theme of Wagner (piano; 2003)

Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein, Count Ferdinand von Waldstein

: 8 Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein, WoO 67 (piano 4-hands)

Sir William Walton

* David Morgan (composer), David Morgan: Variations on a Theme of Walton (orchestra; 1981-84) * Robert Saxton: Sonata on a Theme of Sir William Walton (solo cello; 1999)

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his opera ...

: ** ''Einleitung: Variations and Rondo on Hunting Chorus from Euryanthe'', Op. 60 (piano and orchestra, 1824) *

: ** ''Variations brillantes sur la dernière valse de C. M. Weber'', Op. 51 ** ''Grandes variations sur le Choeur des Chasseurs d'Euryanthe, Euriante'', Op. 62 * Paul Hindemith: ''Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber'' (orchestra; 1943). The third movement, ''Andantino'', is a set of variations; the other movements are cast in symphonic forms. *

: ** 10 Variations on a folk song from ''Der Freischütz'', Op. 48 (piano; 1822) ** Variations on 6 Themes from ''Der Freischütz'', Op. 49 (piano; 1822) ** Variations on 3 Themes from ''Euryanthe'', Op. 62 (piano: 1824) ** 6 Variations on ''Euryanthe'', Op. 63 (flute and piano: 1824) * Felix Mendelssohn and

: Fantasy and Variations on the "Gypsy March" from ''La Preziosa'' (two pianos and orchestra; 1833; Moscheles later made an arrangement for two pianos alone, an arrangement that Mendelssohn barely recognised. Despite this, the work was often attributed to Mendelssohn alone.) *

: ''Variation zum Preziosamarsch'' (piano; unpub.) *

: ** ''Fantaisie et variations sur des différens motifs de l'opéra ''Euryanthe'' de C. M. v. Weber'', Op. 1

Joseph Weigl

* Pierre Baillot: Air de Weigl varié, Op. 28 *Josef Gelinek: Variations sur ''Pria ch'io l'impegno'' (from ''L'amor marinaro'') (keyboard, 1798). *

: Air favori de Weigl: "Wer hörte wohl jemals mich klagen" (from ''Die Schweizer Familie''), 12 Variations, Op. 5 (piano)IMSLP
/ref> * Niccolò Paganini: Sonata con variazioni on a Theme from Joseph Weigl

Peter Winter

: 7 Variations on "Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen" from ''Das unterbrochene Opferfest'', WoO 75 (piano)

Hugo Wolf

* Michael Hersch: Variations on a Theme of Hugo Wolf (chamber orchestra or full orchestra; 2004)

Paul Wranitzky Paul Wranitzky (Czech: Pavel Vranický, 30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808) was a Moravian-Austrian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer. Life Wranitzky was born in Neureisch ( Nová Říše) in Habsburg Mora ...

: 12 Variations on the "Russian Dance" from the ballet ''Das Waldmädchen'', WoO 71 (piano)

Frank Zappa

* Lukáš Hurník: Variations on Frank Zappa's Theme (two saxophones and orchestra)

References

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