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Information: In 1819, music publisher sent a simple waltz theme to noted Austrian composers, asking each to provide a variation. Many returned them and these were published in the Vaterländischer Künstlerverein of 1824. Beethoven seems to have originally been
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Diabelli Variations Diabelli Variations: Entry from Wikipedia with links to related material and biographical information. (Diabelli Variations) http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabelli_Variations
Diabelli Variations: 34 Pianists Diabelli Variations: 34 Pianists: Background notes on the piece in a performance guide from Northport, New York. Includes biographies of performers. (Diabelli Variations) http://www.northportarts.org/diabelli.html