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Music 2 Exam
Music 2 Exam
Music 2 Exam
General Instructions
- Reading Time (5 minutes)
- Write using a pen (black or blue)
- Score Attachment A provided at the back
of this paper.
Total marks – 15
- Attempt Question 1 – 2.
Created by Ms Breeze
Total marks – 15
Attempt Question 1 – 2
All instructions, musical examples and pauses for reading and writing will be included in the recording.
The following questions are based on the musical excerpt “Still Life by Elena Kats-Chernin”.
Score Attachment is attached to the end of this exam and consists of the bars 1 to 36.
You will have ONE minute to look at the score.
The musical excerpt in total will be played THREE times for you to answer parts (a),
(b) and (c).
(a) Explain how interest is obtained throughout the instruments melodic roles. 2
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Bars 19-36 will be played TWICE for you to answer part (b) and (c).
(b) In bar 25, what expressive technique is performed and what effect
does it add to the music.
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(c) Describe the use of tone colour and texture within this piece. 4
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Question 2 (7 marks) Marks
This question is based on the musical excerpt “Agnus Dei by Paul Stanhope”
and refers to texts by Mary Elizabeth Frye and the Requiem Mass.
Bars (6-9) will be played THREE times for you to notate the lyrical phrases.
Bars (1-11) will be played TWICE for you to answer part (b).
(b) Identify how the composer explores compositional devices within the piece. 4
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Score for Question 1
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