MUSIC STYLE AND COMPOSITIONAural and written examination

Wednesday 9 November 2011 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marks

A 5 5 54B 4 4 46

Total 100

Materials supplied

Instructionsstudent number

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

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SECTION A – Question 1–continued

Question 1Excerpt: Robert Lamm Saturday in the Park

20secondstoreadthequestionFirstplaying(1’18) –1minutesilenceSecondplaying(1’18) –4minutessilenceThirdplaying(1’18) –4minutessilence

Thereareanumberofsoundsourcesusedinthisexcerpt.Theseincludepiano,percussion,bassguitar,rhythmguitar,brassandvocals.a. Describetheroleintheensembleofthree ofthesesoundsources. Soundsource1

Soundsource2

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b. Describe melodic contour one

c. Describe rhythm one

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SECTION A – Question 2 –continued

Question 2Excerpt: anonymous Kariboshi-kiriuta

ThisexcerptfeaturesaperformanceofatraditionalJapanesefolkmelodyplayedonawindinstrumentcalledashakuhachi.20secondstoreadthequestionFirstplaying(1’00) –2minutessilenceSecondplaying(1’00) –3minutessilence

Describethemelodyofthisexcerpt.

Inyouransweryoumayreferto• horizontalpitchpatterns• intervals• phrasing• tessitura• melodicshape• motives.

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SECTION A – Question 3 –continued

Question 3Excerpt: Burkhard Dallwitz It’s a jungle out there

20secondstoreadthequestionFirstplaying(1’04) –2minutessilenceSecondplaying(1’04) –6minutessilence

Explainhowtone colourandtextureareusedtocreatecontrast inthisexcerpt.

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SECTION A – Question 4 –continued

Question 4Excerpt: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Allegro vivace from Souvenir de Florence Op. 70

30secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestionFirstplaying(1’58) –1minutesilenceSecondplaying(1’58) –3minutessilenceThirdplaying(1’58) –6minutessilence

a. Describethestructureofthisexcerpt.Inyouranswerrefertomelody.

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b. Discuss three

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SECTION A – Question 5 –continued

Question 5Excerpt: György Ligeti Allegro con spirito from 6 Bagatelles for wind quintet

20secondstoreadthequestionFirstplaying(1’14) –2minutessilenceSecondplaying(1’14) –4minutessilence

Describehowrhythmandharmonyareusedinthispiece.

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SECTION B – Question 6

Question 6

Discussmay

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SECTION B – Question 7

Question 7other

Describe harmonytexture contrast

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SECTION B – Question 8

Question 8

Discuss

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SECTION B – Question 9

Question 9

a. Describe

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b. Explain repetition and variation structure melody

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