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The Ten National Airs with Variations for Flute and Piano, Op. 107, were composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818 and 1819. [1] Beethoven wrote this piece based on folk-derived melodies. [1] This is one of several sets of pieces that Beethoven wrote that are folk-derived. The piece was for George Thomson, a wealthy Edinburgh-based publisher with whom he had a difficult business relationship. [2] [1] These variation sets were first published in 1819 in both London and Vienna. [1]

  • The first of the ten sets of variations uses an Alpine air (E flat), "Ich bin a Tiroler Bua". [1]
  • The second set uses the Scottish "Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie" [1]
  • The third set uses "Volkslied aus Kleinrussland", a Ukrainian dance, as the main theme. [1]
  • The fourth set employs the popular "St. Patrick's Day." [1]
  • The fifth set ("A Madel, ja a madel") includes great difficulty for both instruments. [1]
  • In the seventh set, Beethoven uses a popular Ukrainian tune Ikhav Kozak za Dunaj known in Germany as "Schöne Minka." [1]
  • The eighth set uses the five variations on "O Mary, at thy Window be". They are solidly conceived and quite inventive. [1]
  • The ninth and tenth sets are based on a Scottish tune ("O, Thou art the Lad of my Heart") and a march, "The Highland Watch." [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m http://www.classicalarchives.com/work/117082.html#tvf=tracks&tv=about>
  2. ^ Thomson, George in New Grove, 2nd Ed., by David Johnson and Kirsteen C. McCue, V. 25, p. 420

Ten National Airs with Variations for Flute and Piano: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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