Variations on a very famous theme

for vibraphone and piano

Introduction

Vibraphone

& 43

Slow

.
& 68 ..
p
...
? 68 .
p
Slow

Piano

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&

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&

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.
.

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11

.
n.

n ..
.

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.
.

.
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6

Pf.

#
P

..
.
P

b #
. b.
# n # # .. n ..

Vbf

&

& #
18

Pf.

j
.

j
.

# n
? b #

. .

# # . b
. # .

# #
.
n #
# #
b

Moderate

# # n
#

2002 by Micha Zieliski

j
.

j
#

J j
.

j
.

b n

. .

.
F
# n b b
b .
#
.
.
p
f
# # # #
# # # #
p

#
#
# b # #

24

Moderate

42 .

. b b . b b

&
. .
# # # b # n # # n # # n n
?
18

42

11

Pf.

... b b b ...
.

n n ...

.
n.

.
..

n n ....

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b # # # # .
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# # >
>
b
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Var. I

& ..
25

Vbf

j
#

..

30

Vbf

&

? .. j
.
36

Vbf

>
b
.
& . .
36

Pf.

1.

&

b b

42

Pf.

&
?b

b #

b #

j
.
..
2.

..

.
.
. . .. 2.. .
.

..

2x

Var. II

2.
..

j
j
# . ? .. # #

j
. & b

2.

b b

b b

.
.

# #

.. b # # # b
# n
P

2x p
n b b b b #
b #

.. b

? J.

# #

# # # n .. #

n b b

J # #

j
.

# #

. . .
.
. . .

J # #

. . .
1.
.

..

1.

j

>

j
n

n #
.

j
j
j
& . # # n # n ..
>
.
42

Vbf

&
1.

.
.

. .
.
.
& ..
30

Pf.

j
#

. . .
.
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p
j
#
& ..
# # #
>
p
& ..
25

Pf.

# n b

.
. b

.
.

.
# .

b b
b
b # # # # #

b . b .
..

. #
.

48

Vbf

&

48

Pf.

&

&

& 68

1.

# #

b b

&

-
b
& b
&

b k

b #

..

2.

#
#

1.

b . .
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..

b n

..

. b .

b . . b
.

j

k
b b -
J

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2.

&

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P.
b
42 b J
42

k
-

b b

..

j
j
b b b
.
k k
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.

J
J

j

k k

b . .
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b - - -
J
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#

# #

b b

k
b
.. b b b

k
-

k
-

# #

1.

Var. III

.. j
.
P.
b
.. b
J

. b . b
.
. b . b . b . .

b b #

68 ..

1.

61

Pf.

k b n #
? 68 b b b n # n
61

Vbf

# b .

#
& #
#
? .

57

Pf.

2.

57

Vbf

. b #

? b .
2.

52

Pf.

&

52

Vbf

k
-

k
-

68
68

b
J

.
-
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n
b
J
j
# ..
k
k.
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n .
J

j

k
b b -
J

.
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.
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68
68

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65

Vbf

&

& 68 b b b ...
k
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&

b . - - -
&
J
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# # . .
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.
P.
24 b b
J
42

70

Pf.

k .

. .

.
.
.
.
# #
# #

&

# # k . k

b . .
. . . .

# #

70

Vbf

b - .
.

- b . . . n . .

b n

...

65

Pf.

b n

k
-

. b .

.
n

j
j

k
-
b b
J
J

j
# ..
. k .

.
.
J

k
-

b
J

b #

- - j - . - .
b

b b b
J
J
J
k

j
j

b k . k .

. # . .
# #
. . . k .

68 b j j .
b b
n . k
k
68 b b - .
J k .
J

.
.

Var. IV
75

Vbf

&

BLUES

.. #.. .
.

80

Vbf

&

..

..
..

.
b b ...

# ..
# ..

b n ...
.

# .
# ...

j
#

j
#

j
n

( )

& .
J
80

Pf.

j
k
sim.

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#
J

j

n ...
.

.
# # . ..
1.

#
J

j
k k

k
P

#
J

# .. ..

#.
n # . .
.

#.
J

Blues

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#.
b . ..

.
# ..
.

& .. J
75

Pf.

.
n bb . ..

1.

.
...

# #

j

.
## ...

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b ..
..
2.

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j

.
nb n ...

2.

j ..

.
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#
J

j
#

j
b

#
J

.
n b b . ..

#
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# .. ..

85

Vbf

85

Pf.

&

..
# # ..

1.

.
b n . ..

j
#

b #

J #

Var. V

& 42
89

Vbf

& 42
89

Pf.

&
92

Pf.

&

95

Vbf

r
#
b

r
#
b

& b

b b

& b b b
? b b b

J ..

2.

42

n ..

42

j ..

b.

j
#

42

b #

b #

..

#
b
#
b
5

b b n

b b n

b #

b n

b b ...

1.

..

2.

b b n
b
b b

b #
b n

95

Pf.

Rather fast

? 42

92

Vbf

Rather fast

b b b ....

..
b n ..

.
b

..
&

..
b
#

98

Vbf

& b

# # n
#
&

98

Pf.

# # n
&
101

Vbf

&

&

104

Vbf

b b n

..

..

& r
#
b
1.

&

( )

r
# n
b

n #

..

# #

# #

# #

b b

b
b b

Moderate

b n

b b # # b n

& # # n
#
& # # n b b n

b
b b

107

Pf.

Moderate

.. b # #
&

Var. VI

2.

.. b r # n

? r #
b

..

r
# n
b

2.

r
&
#
b

107

Vbf

1.

104

Pf.

b b

b b n

n
b
F
b n

? b n b # b

101

Pf.

# #

..

b
b b

..
..

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113

Vbf

&

#
?

# # # # &

& # #

&

n n

b b

Var. VII

6
& 8

1.

2.

.. #

# # n b b

..

b b b
b b

Slow cant.

b
b

n #

# # n b b n

1.

b b
b.

# # n

# n

6
b ..
& 8 b .
. b b J b
b
..
J
P
b

b b

?6
b

8 .
b

.
b .
119

Pf.

Slow cant.

( )

b

b b

&
119

Vbf

116

Pf.

b b b # # b n
#

&

116

Vbf

113

Pf.

b b

b b b
.

b b b
& .
b b
F
- .
-
-

.

? #.
?
.

.
&

&

110

Pf.

& ..
110

j
n

2.

68

#
b

6
8

..
# # n #

j
b

b
J

b
b

b b b .
.

b b b ...

68

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&

123

Pf.

123

& bb b ...
?

b .

b
J

j

b

b # # ..
#
b
#

&

&

rit.

..
#
# ..

j #
# #

# # # ..

n .

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..

.
.
#

#
# # # # #

# #
#

&

b b .
b
b ...

b
b n b b b

Tempo I

j
b

b
J

b b

J
F
b b b

? .
.
b.
Tempo I

rit.

& j #
#

b
n b
b

n
b

# b
b
n

&
#

134

Pf.

b b

b b

.
& # # ...
134

Vbf

j
b # n .

b b

&
131

Pf.

b. b

#
#

# # # #
J
# #

b
b

? # #
J

j
# .
.

& # # j

# ...

b b

j
b
b
# b n b b b J
..
b
b
b

b
.

b
.

.
b ...

131

Vbf

#
J

& # # ....
127

Pf.

b
b b

127

Vbf

b . b

b . b b
J
b b b
b.

j
bb b b .

& b
137

Vbf

137

Pf.

&

b b b
? b.

j
bb bb b b

b b b
b.

b
.

rit.

b b

b b

rit.

b b

38 b b b
b

42

38 b b 42
38

42

Var. VIII

j
& 42

>
141

Vbf

Fast

Fast
j
2

& 4
>
> >
f
? 42

>
141

Pf.

145

&

Pf.

>
b >

& b b
.
F J
?

145

>

>

>
b b b

J

>

>

> .

Vbf

.
>

>

b b
b b

b b
&
b
149

Vbf

149

Pf.

&
?

b
b b
b
b
b

b
b

b
b


& J
153

Vbf

b b J

b b
&
153

Pf.

Var. IX
157

Vbf

&

(Cadenza)

>
& b J
>
? J
157

Pf.

& b
160

Vbf

160

Pf.

&

# #
#

F3

&

n
n

b # n b

b n # n #
b n # b
3

b
#

10

b b n

#
#

b b
b b
&
163

Pf.

163

Vbf

# # n
#
#
# #

Swing

b
b

b b

n n #

#
J

166

Vbf

&

j
# # #

# b
#
& 3
3
3

# ## n #

166

Pf.

169

Vbf

&

169

Pf.

Vbf

b -

174

Vbf

&

b
b

b # n b

b # n b

n #

b n
3

b
#

&

#
3

n
# #
3

n #
3

b n # n
b

b n
n n n

#
b

#
n
n b b b b
3

n -

b
? b

n
n
J


J

b
?b

n
n
J

# #
# #

174

Pf.

# ##
#

# # #

& b bb
?

# #
#

# # #

# # n

? b
J

172

Pf.

&

&

# # #

&
b

172

# #

3
b b
b b
3

# # #
#
#

11

#
J

Attacca

# #
.

Var. X
Moderate

177

Vbf

& .

..
& ..
177

Pf.

Moderate

b.

..
..

b b b b

3
3
b b b
b b
&

b n # #

b b b b
180
b b b b b b n # #
b b n # #
&
3

Pf.

&

&

Pf.

&

b.

b.

. b. b.
. b. b.

?#
#
186

Vbf

..
..

b b

. b .
186
b

b.
&

b.

..
..

b.
b b ..

# # #
# # #

# .

. #
#. #
12

b .. n # .. n .
.. ...
n .

b. .
b. .

.
. b.

p
. .
.

b. b .

b.

.
. n b .. n
b b .

b b b b

b
?b . b b . b b .

b.

.
.

b b
b bb b

3
3

.
. .
b .

b.

b. n . # #.

n
b b b b b

b
n
# #

3
3
3
3

33
3
f b b
3

b b b
?

b
3
3

183

Pf.

183

Vbf

180

Vbf

. b.

.
b .. n .. . b . b .. n .
# .. n .. b . n .
n .
. b.

b ..
b b .

f b b

b.

. b b.

n #

# #

189

Vbf

&

.
.

192

Vbf

& .
.

..
& ..
192

Pf.

..
..

f b b

b b
& b

b.
b.

b b ..
b .

.
.

b. b .

b.
b.

b b

b. b
.

n b # b#
3

? b b b
b
3
3
3

&

.
.

197 ..
# ..
&
?

.
.

..
..

b b

33

b b ..
b .

.
b .. n .
n .

.
.

.
.

.
.

b.
n

.
.

b #.
# #
J

.
b

b . .
.
b.

b.
b.

b b b #
#
3

13

..
..

b b

b.
b.

.
.

b ..
n .

b b ..
b .

b b b b

3

b.
b.

..

.
b. n
n .

b b ..
b .

..
..

b b
b b

.
.

b.
b.

.
b

.
.

b #.

n
b b b b b

b
n
# #

3
3
3
3

b b b
b b b b b b n # #
b b
&
b n # #

197

Pf.

.
.

b b b b

3
3

b b
b b

Vbf

.
.

b .. n # .. n .
.. ...
n .

195

Pf.

195

Vbf

3
b. b .
# n n # #
. b. b .
b

#.
&
. #
#

3
3

b
b
b
j b
. .

?
b b
b
189

Pf.

b.
b.

b.
b.

.
.

j

#

# # #
# # # J
>
3

Conclusion (Theme)

j
&
200

Vbf

j
&
203

Pf.

& .

# # ##

.
& .
?

# # ##

.
.

.
p
#

. .

. .
. . b b b b .
. . .

14

.
# # #

&

207

Pf.

207

Vbf

Rather fast

203

Vbf

.
& . .
f #

# # #

200

Pf.

Rather fast

. .

r j
.

b?
b . b . .
n J
...

j
.

Vibraphone

Variations on a very famous theme

for vibraphone and piano

Introduction

.
3 .

# n .
#
&4
#
n.
P
Moderate
6
j

8
j j
.
2

.
.
.

. . 4

&
.
F
F
20
#

. b
#

J j
&
. # .
. >

Michal Zielinski 1987

Slow

Var. I

& ..
F
25

&
33

Var. II

& ..
40

44 2x

& ..

F
p

b b

# #

#
#

# 1. # n
#

& #
49

1.

..

1.

2.

2002 by Micha Zieliski

..
2.

b b

# n b

b #

..

j
.
b b

2.

.. # n

b
b

..

68

6 .. . b . . b
&8 . . .
54

Var. III

.
b

.
.
. b . b
.
J

&
b
58

2.

. .
# #
b

.
. . . #
&
62

b n #
&
66

. b . b
.
. b . b . b . .

1.

b b #
J
J

.
b

.
# # n n

.
n

b b #
J
J

b . . # . .
.
.
# #

.
.
# #
. . . . b # n
&
. . . k .
J
P
70

Var. IV

. .
& .. # ... n bb ...
75

BLUES

.. b ..
.
& . .. b ..
80

& b# .... # ....

85

# .. # .. # .. # # ..
b .. .. .. n ..

# .. b n ..
# .. ..

.. n ..
#
# .. b ..

.. n ..
#
# .. ..
1.

b b b ....

.. .. .. # # # ..
.

..
## ... .. b ..
1.

#.
# ...

2.

n.
nb ...

..
b n ..

.. bb ..
# .. n ..

..
b b ... n ..
2.

Rather fast
2

b b b n b b b
&4

#
b n
b
89

93

&

Var. V

b n b b
b

#
b n
b
2

42

& .. #
97

b b

b
b b n
& # #

# b n #
100

103

b b
& b

#
b
1.

Var. VI

..

r
# n
b
2.

F
110
b
b b

.
& .

& ..
106

Moderate

# # n n #

&
#

#
P
114

1.

Slow

j
6

&8
119

Var. VII

b b
b

&
J
123

& # ...
129

b b
b

68

j
b b J

#
.
# J b b b . . # # ...
b
. b ...
p
j
j

.
#
b # n # # n .
j
#

b b

# .. # # ..

b b .
b ...
& b
133

b b
b.

.. #
#
2.

..

..
#
# ..
rit.

..
# # ..

j
j

& b bb b b . b bb bb b b
137

b
b .b b

J
J
J
Tempo I

b b b b 38 b b b b
rit.

42



3
j

2



&4

>
f

b
148

b

&

b
Var. VIII
Fast

141

b b

b b n

&
J

b b n J

151

Var. IX (Cadenza)

# # n
3

Swing

# #

157

&

# ## n
# n b # n b
J
3

# n

b
b

# n

&
3
3
160

3
b b
b

&
b

163

j
& # #
#
167

b F

# J #

j #
# #

# #

#
3

3
3
3
3
# # n
- n - b n #
#

b
#

&
# # n b # n b
J
3
3
3
3
3

170

173

&

b b n # n #
3

3
3
b
3
#

#
b b b
3

.
. . b. .

.
.

.
.
.
.

.
&
Var. X

Moderate

177

180

&

b b b
3

b b

. b.
b n # # .
3

. b. b.

.
&

3

183

&
189

193

&

.
.

.
.

. b. .

b. b .
b. b . b
# . . . b .
. . b.

b.
b.

.
b

.
.

b.
n

.
.

.
b

3
3
b b b
.
b

.
.

& b b b b n b # # .
.

b . . b.
3

195

.
. b. b.
j
. . b. . .
. .

b
b

&

. b.
3

197

Conclusion (Theme)

j j j j

J
&
J

200 Rather fast

. r j
.