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Variations on a Theme

How varying a melody can be used to produce new musical compositions. Melodies can form the basis for many different variations. The programme explores how use of different accompanying chords, instruments and musical twiddles, has been used to transform music.

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大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project