Romantic · 1873
Variations on a Theme by Haydn
J. BrahmsOp. 56a
- Key
- Bb
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=100
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Theme + 8 variations + finale (passacaglia). Theme = St. Anthony Chorale (now thought not by Haydn).
Teaching points
- St. Anthony Chorale theme
- 8 variations + passacaglia finale
- AO3: variations form across history
Full score ↓Public domain
Simrock + Bärenreiter urtext, PD.