KnowraPassacagliaLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Passacaglia, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 6Related 3Narrower topic 1Compared with 2OstinatoBroader topic: Its fixed foundation lets successive variations transform the music above it.Dmitri ShostakovichBroader topic: The passacaglia in his First Violin Concerto creates a grave, persistent center within the work.Theme and variationsBroader topic: It is a closely related form whose variations often rest on a repeating bass.Repetition in musicBroader topic: Its repeated foundation supports an extended series of transformations.The Turn of the ScrewBroader topic: The opera’s interludes use passacaglia variations to mark transitions between scenes.WozzeckBroader topic: The Doctor’s scene uses this form to make his experiments feel mechanically inescapable.