Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
on "Stage Theme", by Nobuo Uematsu
By popular demand, the Grump Variations without the Grumps (and a few added things)
Get the album: mbulteau.bandcamp.com/album/fanaphernalia-iii
More at: mbulteau.com
Orchestral Variations is a term I use to distinguish a piece from regular variations:
- Usually, variations considerably alter the base theme while the instrumentation remains the same, so the focus is on the transformative power of the piece while retaining some connection to its origin.
- On the other hand, orchestral variations (as the name implies) are to me an exercise in orchestration. They do not strive to alter the base theme too much, but instead focus on varying the timbres and tone colours every time it is restated. The coda (conclusion) is usually the only truly different section, but still based on previous material.
SECTIONS:
00:00 Introduction
00:02 Theme A on piano
00:24 Theme B on piano, cello, & double bass
00:46 Variation I A: piano & cello
01:07 Variation I B: harp, cimbalom, piano, & double bass
01:29 Variation II A: clarinet, piano, cello, & double bass
01:50 Variation II B: trombone, cimbalom, & piano
02:12 Variation III A: bassoon, cimbalom, cymbal, piano, cello, & double bass
02:33 Variation III B: bassoon, harp, cimbalom, theremin, & cello
02:55 Variation IV A: woodwinds
03:16 Variation IV B: clarinet, trombone, hi-hat, piano, cello, & doublebass
03:38 Variation V A: woodwinds, cimbalom, & strings
04:00 Variation V B: trumpet, trombone, cymbal, hi-hat, harp, piano, & strings
04:21 Chromatic modulation
04:32 Variation VI A: woodwinds, timpani, piano, & strings
04:43 Variation VI B: tutti
05:04 Coda
05:28 Support the artist, buy the album!
Music by M. Bulteau
Final mix by Miguel Jesus
on "Stage Theme", by Nobuo Uematsu
By popular demand, the Grump Variations without the Grumps (and a few added things)
Get the album: mbulteau.bandcamp.com/album/fanaphernalia-iii
More at: mbulteau.com
Orchestral Variations is a term I use to distinguish a piece from regular variations:
- Usually, variations considerably alter the base theme while the instrumentation remains the same, so the focus is on the transformative power of the piece while retaining some connection to its origin.
- On the other hand, orchestral variations (as the name implies) are to me an exercise in orchestration. They do not strive to alter the base theme too much, but instead focus on varying the timbres and tone colours every time it is restated. The coda (conclusion) is usually the only truly different section, but still based on previous material.
SECTIONS:
00:00 Introduction
00:02 Theme A on piano
00:24 Theme B on piano, cello, & double bass
00:46 Variation I A: piano & cello
01:07 Variation I B: harp, cimbalom, piano, & double bass
01:29 Variation II A: clarinet, piano, cello, & double bass
01:50 Variation II B: trombone, cimbalom, & piano
02:12 Variation III A: bassoon, cimbalom, cymbal, piano, cello, & double bass
02:33 Variation III B: bassoon, harp, cimbalom, theremin, & cello
02:55 Variation IV A: woodwinds
03:16 Variation IV B: clarinet, trombone, hi-hat, piano, cello, & doublebass
03:38 Variation V A: woodwinds, cimbalom, & strings
04:00 Variation V B: trumpet, trombone, cymbal, hi-hat, harp, piano, & strings
04:21 Chromatic modulation
04:32 Variation VI A: woodwinds, timpani, piano, & strings
04:43 Variation VI B: tutti
05:04 Coda
05:28 Support the artist, buy the album!
Music by M. Bulteau
Final mix by Miguel Jesus
