It was not the first time that Schumann had tackled variation form.

First published in 1741, the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form.

Divisions, a type of variation form used in the baroque.

The single group includes all simple forms, together with the "dà-lugh" variation form.

The second movement is a ternary variation form in D major and 6/8 time.

One form in which we have not only change but contrast is variation form.

A second tied together different concepts of the variation form.

In the Romantic era, the variation form was developed further.

The slow second movement is a hybrid between ternary and variation form.

A composer's lifelong obsession with the variation form resolved itself here.