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Alternating variation form
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BBD a10038267
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MT Music terms
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Formal process in which two themes are presented and then varied in alternation (Theme 1 -- Theme 2 -- Variation 1 of Theme 1 -- Variation 2 of Theme 1 -- Variation 1 of Theme 2, etc.) (Sisman, "Tradition and trasformation in the alternating variations of Haydn and Beethoven"). Must be used for formal discussions of the variation movements of the Third, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Symphonies
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Form
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Rondo form
 
Variation form