Theme and Variations, Op.18b (Brahms, Johannes)

Composition Year	1860
Genre Categories	Variations; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For violin (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For 1 player (arr); For viola (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr)
Related Works	Based on the 2nd mvt. of String Sextet No.1, Op.18

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
- 1.2 Synthesized/MIDI
  - 1.2.1 For Violin (Soontornniyomkij)
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For Violin (Soontornniyomkij)
  - 2.2.2 For Viola (Soontornniyomkij)
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

Synthesized Performance
*#623914 - 10.34MB - 10:01 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 76×⇩ - MP3 - Shueymg

MP3 file (audio)
Shueymg (2020/5/6)

Publisher Info.	Michael Shuey
Performers	Software playback
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Following the simplified version of Shuey/Keller
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For Violin (Soontornniyomkij)

Synthesized Performance
*#786318 - 8.25MB - 9:01 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 43×⇩ - MP3 - VarunSoon

MP3 file (audio)
VarunSoon (2022/6/1)

Publisher Info.	Varun Soontornniyomkij, 2022.
Performers	Sibelius Sounds
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#103888 - 0.68MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1299×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2011/6/2)

Editor	Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Werke, Band 15: Studien und Bearbeitungen für Klavier (pp.58-64) Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 77.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#1046977 - 0.86MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2026/7/15)

Editor	Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)
Publisher. Info.	Sämtliche Werke, Band 15: Studien und Bearbeitungen für Klavier (pp.58-64) Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 77.
Reprinted	Brahms: Piano Works, Vol.3, No.6 (pp.61-66) New York: International Music Company, n.d. Plate 461.
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Complete Score
*#446293 - 0.65MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2189×⇩ - Shueymg

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Shueymg (2016/11/6)

Editor	Michael Gabriel Edouard Shuey
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Violin (Soontornniyomkij)

Complete Score
*#713986 - 0.14MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 388×⇩ - VarunSoon

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VarunSoon (2021/7/8)

Arranger	Varun Soontornniyomkij (b. 1997)
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For Viola (Soontornniyomkij)

Complete Score
*#713987 - 0.14MB, 7 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 572×⇩ - VarunSoon

PDF typeset by arranger
VarunSoon (2021/7/8)

Arranger	Varun Soontornniyomkij (b. 1997)
Publisher. Info.	Varun Soontornniyomkij, 2021.
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General Information

Work Title	Theme with Variations in D minor
Alternative. Title	Thema mit Variationen d-moll
Composer	Brahms, Johannes
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.18b
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IJB 140
Key	D minor
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1860
First Performance.	1865-10-31 in Frankfurt
First Publication.	1927
Dedication	Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	11 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	piano
Related Works	Based on the 2nd mvt. of String Sextet No.1, Op.18
External Links	Detailed Listening Guide

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Keyboard Works by Johannes Brahms
Music for 2 Pianos Sonata for 2 Pianos, Op.34b Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56	Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op.9 4 Ballades, Op.10 Theme and Variations, Op.18b Variations on an Original Theme, Op.21 No.1 Variations on a Hungarian Song, Op.21 No.2 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35 16 Waltzes, Op.39 8 Klavierstücke, Op.76 2 Rhapsodies, Op.79 7 Fantasien, Op.116 3 Intermezzi, Op.117 6 Klavierstücke, Op.118	4 Klavierstücke, Op.119 5 Studies, Anh.1a/1 Study for the Left Hand, Anh.4/2 2 Gigues, WoO 4 2 Sarabandes, WoO 5 51 Exercises, WoO 6 Albumblatt in A minor
Music for Piano 4 Hands Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op.23 16 Waltzes, Op.39 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
Music for Piano Piano Sonata No.1, Op.1 Piano Sonata No.2, Op.2 Scherzo, Op.4 Piano Sonata No.3, Op.5
		Music for Organ 11 Chorale Preludes, Op.122 Chorale Prelude and Fugue on 'O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid', WoO 7 Fugue, WoO 8 Prelude and Fugue, WoO 9 Prelude and Fugue, WoO 10

Theme and Variations, Op.18b (Brahms, Johannes)

Contents

Performances

Naxos

Synthesized/MIDI

For Violin (Soontornniyomkij)

Sheet Music

Scores

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Violin (Soontornniyomkij)

For Viola (Soontornniyomkij)

General Information

Navigation etc.