Abegg Variations, Op. 1
This guide follows Schumann’s Abegg Variations, Op. 1 (1830) in one part (theme and variations).
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The is a bright in F major whose first five notes spell the name: A, B flat, E, G, G. Three variations, all in F major, play with the opening semitone and the name in , syncopated and arpeggiated textures. A slower in A flat major then transforms the in a flowing 9/8. The fast, improvisatory , in 6/8, departs furthest from the .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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