books.google.de - Variation is a fundamental musical principle, yet its most naked expression - variation form - resists all but the broadest of descriptions. This book offers listener, performer, analyst and composer an eclectic array of approaches to `Theme and Variations', including: patterns of departure and return;...http://books.google.de/books/about/The_Variations_Of_Johannes_Brahms.html?hl=de&id=7tHbknL_Ne0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Variations Of Johannes Brahms