What is to embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4 called?
vary — (Mus.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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