Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"

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K. 265/300e Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

                    
    
Theme

  
4 1 5
1

               
       
     
 

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 
1 2 4 1 3 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 1

                     
 
15

            
       


 

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                        
2 2 2

              
5

 
Var. I 4 1 2 1
3 4
1 2
3 2 2
4 1 3 2

         
     
    


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                            
1 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 2

      
3

      
7 4 4
1. 2. 4 4 1

      
          


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                                           
1 2
2 4


4 4
13 4 1 2 4 2 3 4
1 4 1 2

         
      
poco cresc.


1

2 3
2

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  
                
    
19

       
         
   

1 This and most similar trills start on the upper note and come before the beat. A possible execution:
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    
      
2

     
Var. II 5 4
5 4 3 5
2 1 3 2 4 5

                                   
        
 

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            
       
 
   
5 4 4
7 4 4 4-3
4 1 1
2

                        

1

             
2 

  

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1 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 1

                
    
13 4-3 2 3-2 4

                                       

 
1

    


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1 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2
3 2 1 3

       
        
    
  
  

19 4 5 4

 
                                    
    

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                          
2 1

3 

  
 
Var. III 2
3
343
232
1
4 3 1 2 1
1 1 2 1
3

      
      
3 1


1


2

                        
15 4 3 4 1
4 2

        
    
343
7 4 5 4 1 4
1 2 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 4 2

        

         
2
2 4 3
3

1
3 2 1 2
5 4 4

2 Possible executions: 3 The triplet trills can be played starting on the principal note. 4 Possible execution:
or or
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        
                 
3 
    
3

  
343


13 1 4 2
3

          
     
 
1
2 2


 
                           
     

    
19

        3
   
    
 

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         
    
Var. IV 5 4 4 3 5 4 5
1

 3                
    
3

           


   
1 2 1 1 2 1

 
2 2

   
3 2

    
4

 
  
  
 
   

5
7 3 4

       
4 5 4

      
3

       
        
  

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       
3 2 1 3 2 1

    
3

  
  
2 5 3
13 1

    
               3  
   
 3 


   
2 1 2

         

   
19

        
               
   
  
    



         
                    
Var. V 3 4

 
4 3 4

 
3 3

     
4 2 1

   
2 1


1 2 1

    
                      
4 2 1 2
  4
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                  
 
4

    

    
9 5 4 4 3 4

 
3 1

     
                  


   
2 3

              
1 1

  
5

            
3 2
18 5 4 1 4 4 5
1 2 2

        
                  
  


 VI  
2 3

             

1 1
5

 
           
Var.

      
5 4 5 5

             
5

                  


 
2 1 3 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 3 1


                
     
7
1 3

          
     
     
      
         
      
1

  
3


3 1


          
1 2

       
3

 
4

   
1

                    
13

  
1 2
3 1 1 1 4 2

          

     


                
              
  
19

       
                       
          
  


                         

       
Var. VII 1
4
4 1 2
1 1 1 1 1 2

     
      
 2 4

    
                         
5

    
3


6 1 3 3 2
2 1 4


2

   
        
 
  

1

  
2


    
              
     
         
 
13


   
     



                              
  
          

19

        
        
   


                  
      
5 Var. VIII 5 2 5 4
1 3 4

      
   
          
1 2

  


3 1 2


 
5 4 1 3 2 1
4

                
                   
5 4 5

    
9 4 5 5 4 4 2
5 1 2

                
1

          
  
2

   


3 4
4 4 4

         

   

 
      

17

      
    
          
 

 
 
5 This variation must be approached non legato in the absence of slurs or staccati.

                  
       
6

    
Var. IX

    
4 5 5


4 3 4 2 3 2

                  
  

3

  
1

    
  


  
            
         
4

             
2


        
3

  
4 2 3
3


4 5 4 1
13 2 4 5
1 4

         
                
1 3 1 1

       


    
 
4 5 1 4

   
       
4

                                                 
4
Var. X


4
m.s. 2 3 2 3 4 5 2
5


1

 
1


1

      
 
2


    
    
                                       
m.s.


5 4

     
7 4 2 3 2 3
3
1 2

       
   
2

  
   


  
      
3

    
                                                  
4


2 5


13 5 4 m.s.
3


1 4 2
1

       
     
     


   
   
        
  
                             
     
  
  
19

    
       
  


  
 
    
 
      
      
 
        
Var. XI

 
4

      
2

 
6 4 1

 
2
Adagio

   
5 4 4 3 1 4
2 3

         
             
4

 
2


2  

2
 5
 3 3
 2 4 5 5 4

6 With the an exception in measure 11, all appoggiaturas are long. Here, it is played:


 
                    

 
7

            
7 1 1 4 7 4321
1 2 4 2 3 3 2

                
3

      
            
2


 
  
1 3 2 4

          
5 3 3


1 3 3 3
12 1 2 3 3
1

             
       




          
1

                     

4


 
35

   
4 3
15 5

   
2
1

   3 3 
           
       
 


2

 
 
5

       
 
 


        
      

 
21

         
     
         



               
Var. XII

 
         
5 4-3
Allegro 3-2 3-2 4 4

                
                       


1 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 2

    
5

   
5

         
3-2

 
5 3-2
4

                     
                     
1 3 2 1 3 2
 1
 3 2  1 2 1 3

7 Possible execution:
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                              
8

      
9 4 3 4

                              
4 3

    


      
                         
  
5 1 1 2

           

12 4 1 1 4 1 1 4

                              

4 1 1 1

          


                     
1 1 2

        

16
4 3

      

     
2


                
      
20

                     
   


 

 
              
  


             
         
3-2


24 1. 2. 4-3
3-2

               
                         
 


   
             
3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1

 
2

          

 
28 1 2 1 42 4
5 4 1 1 1 42 1 4 4 3

            
       
            

1



2


3

   
3 2

    
3 2 1

                      
4


5

    
33 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

 
           
2
3
       