Variation VII
As was
common for the time, only one variation would be written in minor, and in this
case that is variation VII. The variation goes by fairly quickly, and it doesn’t
appear too noticeably alike to the theme except for a few lead-ins to phrases that
are now minor versions, and with embellishments. With how fast the tempo is it
might be hard to hear right away the It+6 chords in bars 3 and 16, as well as
the flat II6 in bar 10, and finally what I am calling the G+6/V in
bar 6. I think a good description for this piece is that it is both insistent
and intense. The melody is very much embellished from that of the theme, almost
unrecognizably. The rhythms are primarily eighths and sixteenths, making the arrival
at cadences much more pronounced with their quarter note to half note lead-ins.
The harmonic rhythm seems to vary a decent bit, but most often is two to four
chords.
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