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Variational form refers to the change, development and extension of various musical elements on the basis of the original musical theme, thus forming a musical structure with unique style and expressive force.

This form has been widely used and developed in China traditional music, such as guqin, suona and Beijing dialect. All these have changed obviously. For example, The Yellow River Cantata is a large-scale variation with a distinctive and full national style. The whole song includes overture and eight movements, and each movement is connected into a whole through music poetry reading and band performance.