Ebony Concerto (Stravinsky)
Analysis
Analysis
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The first movement is a [sonata\-allegro](/wiki/Sonata_form "Sonata form") in B major with a second subject in E major. The second movement is a blues in F minor, turning to F major at the end. The finale is a theme and variations with a coda. The final variation, marked "Vivo", features the solo clarinet in one last virtuoso display.

Amongst Stravinsky's compositions using variation form, the concerto is unusual for several reasons. First, it employs this form as a finale. Second, the variation movement begins and ends in the same key (which would be normal for most composers, but not Stravinsky, who only adheres to this practice in one other composition, the [Sonata for Two Pianos](/wiki/Sonata_for_Two_Pianos_%28Stravinsky%29 "Sonata for Two Pianos (Stravinsky)")). Third, the second variation literally repeats the melodic theme, thus functioning as a sort of internal recapitulation and thereby suggesting a fusing of variation with [rondo](/wiki/Rondo "Rondo") form.


How does the concerto relate to rondo form?