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Theme and Variations in B flat minor
Opus 3

Form
Theme, 11 variations and finale for full orchestra:

Theme -- Andantino and Variations:

  1. Andantino
  2. Piu mosso (Vivace)
  3. Andante
  4. Allegretto
  5. Andante
  6. Allegro
  7. Moderato - Allegro - Moderato
  8. Largo
  9. Allegro
  10. Allegro molto
  11. Appassionato
    Finale -- Allegro - Maestoso
    Coda -- Presto

Instrumentation
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 B flat clarinets, 2 bassoons ; 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba ; timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum ; optional celesta and piano in Variation 5 ; strings

Composed
1921-22, at Petrograd

Dedicated to
'To the bright memory of Nikolai Aleksandrovich Sokolov'

First performance
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Arrangements
Opus 3a - a reduction for piano by the composer

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