| Title | Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann |
| Alternative title | Variationen über ein Thema von Robert Schumann |
| Creators | Johannes Brahms (composer) |
| Opus | Op.9 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | F sharp minor |
| Composed | 1854 |
| First published | 1854 |
| Dedication | Clara Schumann |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1080 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Variations |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thema. Ziemlich langsam | — | — | — |
| Variation 1. L'istesso tempo | — | — | — |
| Variation 2. Poco più moto | — | — | — |
| Variation 3. Tempo di tema | — | — | — |
| Variation 4. Poco più moto | — | — | — |
| Variation 5. Allegro capriccioso | — | — | — |
| Variation 6. Allegro | — | — | — |
| Variation 7. Andante | — | — | — |
| Variation 8. Andante (non troppo lento) | — | — | — |
| Variation 9. Schnell | — | — | — |
| Variation 10. Poco Adagio | — | — | — |
| Variation 11. Un poco più animato | — | — | — |
| Variation 12. Allegretto, poco scherzando - Presto | — | — | — |
| Variation 13. Non troppo Presto | — | — | — |
| Variation 14. Andante | — | — | — |
| Variation 15. Poco Adagio | — | — | — |
| Variation 16. (Adagio) | — | — | — |
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1854 | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Complete Score (lower resolution) · view |
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