One of Raymond Helble's many compositional talents is the ability to
immitate the style of almost any famous composer. He can write
convincingly in a way to persuade the listener that Mozart or Beethovan
actually wrote for marimba. Not only is this set of variations a great
way to study the performance style of these composers (without actually
doing a transcription!), the set is also a delightful and slightly
humorous treat for the audience. The compositional "slight of hand" is
totally convincing. A theme in the style of Schubert, is followed with
variations in the style of Mozart, Beethovan, Strauss, Dvorak, Chopin
and Wagner.