The 'Clara Motif' is a musical spelling of Clara Schumann's name, using the notes C#-(B)-A-(G#)-A, and appears in many of Robert Schumann's works.
Composition History
Clara Schumann's Variations Op. 20 were based on a motif Robert Schumann had composed early in their relationship, known as the 'Clara Motif'.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's Variations for Piano Op. 34 broke new ground by having each variation unfold in a different metre, tempo, and key, moving through keys in descending thirds.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's 15 Etudes in Variation Form on a Theme by Beethoven had a long development, with the complete work only published in 1976, though its earliest version dates from 1831-32.
Critical Reception
Chopin's Variations brillantes Op. 12 have been largely neglected and regarded by some critics as one of his weakest works, while others see them as a sparkling example of Parisian fashion.
Composition History
Johannes Brahms's Theme and Variations in D minor Op. 18b is a piano transcription of the slow movement from his Sextet in B flat major Op. 18, requested by Clara Schumann.
Composer Biography
Clara Wieck, the dedicatee of Beethoven's Variations Op. 34, later became Robert Schumann's wife in 1840.
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