page_title: Variation (music)
section_title: Minor mode
hierarchical_section_title: Variation (music) / Variation techniques / Minor mode
caption_attribution_description: English: Ah je vous dirai maman Var 8, bars 1-8
context_page_description: In music, variation is a formal technique where material is repeated in an altered form. The changes may involve melody, rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, timbre, orchestration or any combination of these.
context_section_description: In the elaborate eighth variation, Mozart changes from the major to the parallel minor mode, while combining three techniques: counterpoint, suspensions and imitation:
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caption: Ah je vous dirai maman Var 8
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