1.an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
2.an activity that varies from a norm or standard;
any variation in his routine was immediately reported
3.a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
4.something a little different from others of the same type;
an experimental version of the night fighter
5.an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard;
he patented a variation on the sandal
6.the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
7.(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
8.(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
9.(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
10. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard;
who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
變奏曲是指主題及其一系列變化反復,并按照統一的藝術構思而組成的樂曲。“變奏”一詞,源出拉丁語variatio,原義是變化,意即主題的演變。從古老的固定低音變奏曲到近代的裝飾變奏曲和自由變奏曲,所用的變奏手法各不相同。作曲家可新創主題,也可借用現成曲調。然后保持主題的基本骨架而加以自由發揮。手法有裝飾變奏、對應變奏、曲調變奏、音型變奏、卡農變奏、和聲變奏、特性變奏等。另外,還可以在拍子、速度、調性等方面加以變化而成一段變奏。變奏少則數段。多則數十段。變奏曲可作為獨立的作品,也可作為大型作品的一個樂章。