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DO NOT
PHOTOCOPY
O MUSIC
Duration 2 hours
This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered.
Write your answers on this paper
others will be accepted.
- no
Answers must be written clearly and
neatly
otherwise marks may be lost.
TOTAL MARKS
100
1 (a) This extract begins on the first beat of the bar and contains some changes of time
10
signature. Write in the time signature at the beginning and elsewhere, as necessary.
TrEs mod6r6
(b) Add the correct rest(s) at * to make the last bar complete.
Debussy, Prdlude
Describe
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Intervals:
1.
2
a
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4
5
The following melody is written for clarinet in Bh. Transpose it down a major 2nd, as it
will sound at concert pitch. Do not inciude a key signature but remember to put in all
necessary sharp, flat or natural signs.
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Sibelius, Symphony No
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4
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etc.
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(ii)
(iii)
Describe the chords marked f-x-l, f-Y_T andf-z I as I, II, IV or V. Also indicate
whether the lowest note of the chord is the root, 3rd or 5th. The key is G major.
Chord X (bar
:11
1)
Chord Y (bar 3)
Chord Z (bar
9)
(b) (i) Mark clearly on the music, using the appropriate capital letter for identification,
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one example of each of the following. Also give the bar numbers of your
answers, as shown in the answer to A.
gr,
a trill.
....1.9.....
............
(c)
(i)
Write the left-hand part of bar 4 so that it sounds the same, but using the
tenor C clef. Remember to put in the clef and key signature.
(ii)
Name a standard orchestral instrument that sometimes uses the tenor clef.
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4.
(a) Using semibreves (whole notes), write one octave descending of the harmonic minor
scale which begins on the given note. Do not use a key signature, but put in all
necessary sharp or flat signs.
(b) Put sharps or flats in front of the notes that need them to form the scale of Db major.
Do not use a key signature.
10
EITHER
15
(a) Compose a complete melody for unaccompanied violin or oboe, using the given opening. Indicate
the tempo and other performance directions, including any which might be particularly required for
the instrument chosen. The complete melody should be eight bars long.
..............
OR
following words for a solo voice. Write each syllable under the
note or notes to which it is to be sung. Also indicate the tempo and other performance directions as
appropriate.
And the night went down, and the sun smiled out
Far over the summer sea.
Tennyson
Suggest suitable progressions for two cadences in the following melody by indicating
ONLY oNr chord (I, II, IV or V) at each of the places marked A
- E. You do not have to
indicate the position of the chords, or to state which note is in the bass.
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(a) by writing I, II
oR
(b) by writing
A-------r B---------
C------------r
D-----------r
)
O
a)
FIRST CADENCE:
SECOND CADENCE:
Chord C
Chord A
Chord D
Chord
Chord
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2003
DO NOT
PHOTOCOPY
O MUSIC
Duration 2 hours
This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered.
write your answers on this paper no others will be accepted.
- neatly otherwise marks may be lost.
Answers must be written clearly and
TOTAL MARKS
100
1 (a) (i)
10
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O Copyright 1922 Novello & Co. Ltd. A11 Righrs Reserved.
Reproduced by permission.
(ii)
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a)
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l-r-etc
Chord A
Chord
f-c
Chord C
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This passage is for SATB choir, written in short score. Rewrite it in open score.
Byrd, Aae oerum corpus
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a)
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a
I
etc
This is a passage from Massenet's opera Thais, arranged for violin and piano. Look at it and then answer
the questions on page 13.
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mosso agitato
cdez un peu
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Violin
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of:
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un peu (bar 3)
dolce (bar 5)
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5)
(ii)
What do the two dots after the first violin note tell the player to do?
(iii)
Name the bracketed ornament which is written out in the violin part in bar
7.
10
(ii)
Describe
bar
1.
notes)
2.
(c) (i) Rewrite the left-hand piano chord of bar 3 so that it sounds the same, but
10
using the alto C clef. Remember to put in the clef and the key signature.
(ii)
(iii) Name the lowest-sounding members of the standard orchestral woodwind and brass families.
Woodwind
Brass
1.3
(u) Put sharps or flats in front of the notes that need them to form the scale of
Ff harmonic minor. Do not use
10
key signature.
(b) Write a key signature of six flats and then one octave ascending of the major scale which has that
key signature. Use semibreves (whole notes) and begin on the tonic.
The following melody is written for clarinet in A. Transpose it down a minor 3rd, as it
rn ill sound at concert pitch. Do not include a key signature but remember to put in all
necessary sharp, flat or natural signs.
b-
10
Extract from Daphnis et Chloi O 1913 by REDFIELD & NORDICE, renewed 1941
Exclusive representation by Editions DURAND, Paris, France.
Reproduced by permission of Editions DURAND.
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ETTHER
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(a) Compose a complete melody for unaccompanied bassoon or trombone, using the given opening.
Indicate the tempo and other performance directions, including any which might be particularly
required for the instrument chosen. The complete melody should be eight bars long.
Instrument for which the melody is written:
following words for a solo voice. Write each syllable under the
note or notes to which it is to be sung. Also indicate the tempo and other performance directions as
appropriate.
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A. C. Swinburne
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ONLY owE
EITHER (a) by writing I, II etc. or any other recognized symbols on the dotted lines below;
OR
(b) by writing notes on the staves.
A
ItTt
"
a)
FIRST CADENCE:
SECOND CADENCE:
Chord A
Chord D
Chord
Chord
Chord C
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DO NOT
PHOTOCOPY
O MUSIC
Duration 2 hours
This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered.
Write your answers on this paper
others will be accepted.
- no
Answers must be written clearly and
neatly
otherwise marks may be lost.
TOTAL MARKS
100
(a) The following extract begins on the first beat of the bar and requires a different time
10
signature for each bar. Put in the correct time signature at each of the places marked x.
jonathan Harvey, Magnificat (adapted)
of
2Qe2t
)
(bar 3).
rest.
These are the actual sounds made by a horn in F. Rewrite the passage as it would appear
for the player to read, that is, transpose it up a perfect 5th. Do nol use a key signature
but remember to put in all necessary sharp, flat or natural signs.
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ff,
ff,
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Describe fully each of the numbered melodic intervals (e.9. minor 2nd).
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Intervals:
t9
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The foliowing is part of a bass aria from Mozart's opera Die Entfiihrung aus dem Serail. The words have
been omitted and the orchestral score has been arranged for piano. Study this extract and then answer
the questions on page 27.
Allegretto
Voice
Piano
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20
10
7)
(ii)
of:
10)
Describe the chords marked I--y I andf z-t as I, II, IV or V. Also indicate
whether the lowest note of the chord is the root, 3rd or 5th. The key is F major.
(b) (i) Write an enharmonic equivalent of the first note in the voice part of bar
(ii)
10.
10
Give the technical name (e.g. dominant) of each of the notes marked A and B in bar
of the voice part. The key is F major.
AB
(c)
(iii)
Rewrite bar 1 of the voice part so that it sounds the same, but using the
tenor C clef. Remember to put in the clef and the key signature.
(il
(ii)
Write the voices Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Soprano, Bass, Contralto in the correct order from
lowest to highest. The first answer is given.
10
it
end?
Bass
(iii)
Name a standard orchestral instrument which normally uses the bass clef,
and state the family of instruments to which it belongs.
Instrument
.............
Family
21
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J
(b) Put sharps or flats in front of the notes that need them to form the scale of B major.
Do not use a key signature.
22
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EITHER
15
(a) Compose a complete melody for unaccompanied flute or trumpet, using the given opening. Indicate
the tempo and other performance directions, including any which might be particularly required for
the instrument chosen. The complete melody should be eight bars long.
OR
(b) Compose a complete melody to the following words for a solo voice. Write each syllable under the
note or notes to which it is to be sung. Also indicate the tempo and other performance directions as
appropriate.
They drank their health and gave them a feast
Of dumplings made of beautiful yeast.
23
Edward Lear
Suggest suitable progressions for two cadences in the following melody by indicating
oNLY oNE chord (I, II, IV or V) at each of the places marked A E. You do not have to
indicate the position of the chords, or to state which note is in the bass.
15
(a) by writing I, II
oR
(b) by writing
a)
----------------
C ----------
t)
O-
FIRST CADENCE:
SECOND CADENCE:
Chord A
Chord D
Chord
Chord
Chord C
Z+
2003
DO NOT
PHOTOCOPY
O MUSIC
Duration 2 hours
This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered.
Write your answers on this paper
others will be accepted.
- no
Answers must be written clearly and
neatly
otherwise marks may be lost.
TOTAL MARKS
100
(a) This extract begins on the first beat of the bar and contains some changes of time
signature. Write in the time signature at the beginning and elsewhere, as necessary.
10
@
A11
,\l
etc.
26
Describe
10
a---r-l
4---l I-5_-l
lntervals:
1
2
a
J
4
5
These are the actual sounds made by a horn in F. Rewrite the passage as it would appear
for the player to read, that is, transpose it up a perfect 5th. Do not use a key signature
but remember to put in all necessary sharp, flat or natural signs.
t'--
p-etc.
27
Christmas Tune
by Gordon jacob, for cello and piano, and then answer the
Piano
t--.- ----
,-,1
\\--l
r--_-r r
28
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a=-.-.
of:
10
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ben legato
(ii)
Describe the chords marked l--xl, T-Y_l andf-Z-l as I, II, IV or V. Also indicate whether
the lowest note of the chord is the root, 3rd or Sth. The key is A major.
Chord X (bar
1)
Chord Y (bar 3)
Chord Z (bar 9)
(b) (0 Mark clearly on the music, using the appropriate capital letter for identification,
10
one example of each of the following. Also give the bar numbers of your
answers, as shown in the answer to A.
TWo notes in the right-hand piano part which are tied together.
of Dh. Bar
.....9......
Bar
............
............
D In the cello part, a submediant note in the key of A major. Bar ............
(c)
(ii)
Rewrite bar 5 of the cello part so that it sounds the same, but using the tenor C clef.
Remember to put in the clef and the key signature.
(i)
Compare the cello part of bar 5 with the cello part of bar
Name one similarity and one difference.
9.
10
Similarity
(ii)
(iii)
Name a standard orchestral woodwind instrument which could also play the cello part of this
extract. Instrument
.............
it sometimes
29
uses.
(a) Put sharps or flats in front of the notes that need them to form the scale of F# major.
Do not use
10
key signature.
(b) Using semibreves (who1e notes), write one octave ascending of the harmonic minor scale which has
this key signature. Begin on the tonic and remember to add any additional sharp, flat or natural signs
where necessary.
30
EITHER
15
(a) Compose a compiete melody for unaccompanied violin or oboe, using the given opening. Indicate
the tempo and other performance directions, including any which might be particularly required for
the instrument chosen. The complete melody should be eight bars long.
OR
(b) Compose a complete melody to the following words for a solo voice. Write each syllable under the
note or notes to which
appropriate.
See
31
John Dryden
as
Suggest suitable progressions for two cadences in the following melody by indicating
oNLY oNr chord (I, II, IV or V) at each of the places marked A - E. You do not have to
indicate the position of the chords, or to state which note is in the bass.
15
EITHER (a) by writing I, II etc. or any other recognized symbols on the dotted lines below;
oR
a)
D
I
,t
a)
FIRST CADENCE:
SECOND CADENCE:
Chord C
Chord A
Chord D
Chord
Chord
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