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変奏曲 (へんそうきょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

変へん奏そう曲きょく

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そ

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きょ

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Meanings

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noun

variation (music)

music

A musical composition based on a theme that is repeated with changes in melody, harmony, rhythm, or orchestration.

モーツァルトの「きらきら星ほし変へん奏そう曲きょく」は有ゆう名めいだ。
Mozart's "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations" is famous.
この

変へん

奏そう

曲きょく

は

主しゅ

題だい

と

12

の

変へん

奏そう

から

なる

。

This variation piece consists of a theme and twelve variations.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete
曲bend, music, melody

Similar words

変へん奏そう
変奏 refers to the act or technique of varying a theme, while 変奏曲 is the complete musical work built on that technique.
主しゅ題だい
主題 is the main theme or subject; a 変奏曲 is built around a 主題.

Etymology

Compound of 変 (へん, 'change') + 奏 (そう, 'play music') + 曲 (きょく, 'musical piece'). The term is a direct calque from Western musical terminology.