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	Vivaldi, Concerto in G, Op. 4 No. 12, second movement
	Variation (ground bass) form. 2 min., 59 sec.

			Theme			Orchestra and Solo: descending bass
			Var 1			Solo: Flowing material
			Var 2			Faster flowing material
			Var 3			Even faster music, though now in spurts
			Var 4			Faster yet: rapid figuration Brief stop at the cadence ending Variation 4
			Var 5			Thin texture (organ and lute drop out), with expressive violin material over a varied bass: in the minor mode
			Var 6			Like Variation 5, but the violin is a little faster and more expressive
			Theme			Orchestra and Solo: as at the beginning. (i.e., back to the major mode, and the continuo returns)