Generally speaking, variation sets in the Classical period are characterised primarily by
embellishment and change of texture, effected so as to create a multitude of views of the …

Jeffrey Swinkin model of the relation between analysis and performance asserts that
analysis, because it is a rational endeavor, is in a position to preside over performance-to …

Robert Schumann's handling of the variation form—for which Brahms coined the term
“fantasy variations”—bears witness to his idiosyncratic approach to the form's cyclical and …

This submission for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide
creatively explores the storytelling potential of variation form in instrumental music for …

Friedrich Kuhlau's Introduction and Variations on Euryanthe is among the most enjoyable
duos for flute and piano that I have had the pleasure to perform. As a flutist, my interest in …