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    This document provides guidance on composing a minuet and trio for the IGCSE Western Tonal Piece composition assessment. It outlines that a minuet should have a 4-bar question ending on the dominant chord, a 4-bar answer ending on the tonic, and another 4-bar section ending on the dominant, before returning to the question ending on the tonic. The trio should be in a new key with new melodic and harmonic ideas. Examiners will assess compositions based on ideas, structure, use of instruments, compositional techniques, and score presentation.

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    This document provides guidance on composing a minuet and trio for the IGCSE Western Tonal Piece composition assessment. It outlines that a minuet should have a 4-bar question ending on the dominant chord, a 4-bar answer ending on the tonic, and another 4-bar section ending on the dominant, before returning to the question ending on the tonic. The trio should be in a new key with new melodic and harmonic ideas. Examiners will assess compositions based on ideas, structure, use of instruments, compositional techniques, and score presentation.

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    Composition 1: Western Tonal Piece (15% of Total IGCSE)

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    Nguyễn Anna
    This document provides guidance on composing a minuet and trio for the IGCSE Western Tonal Piece composition assessment. It outlines that a minuet should have a 4-bar question ending on the dominant chord, a 4-bar answer ending on the tonic, and another 4-bar section ending on the dominant, before returning to the question ending on the tonic. The trio should be in a new key with new melodic and harmonic ideas. Examiners will assess compositions based on ideas, structure, use of instruments, compositional techniques, and score presentation.

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    Composition 1

    Western Tonal Piece

    (15% of total IGCSE)


    What you are marked on …
    Minuet – What should I include?

    Minuet:

    1. 4 bars question (ends on DOMINANT)


    2. 4 bars answer (ends on TONIC)
    3. 4 bars something different (ends of DOMINANT)
    4. 4 bars back to original question BUT ends on TONIC

    Melodic ideas: Sequences, Ascending, Descending, Scales, Arpeggios, Imitation

    Chord Ideas: Block chords, Broken Chords, Alberti Bass, Arpeggios


    Trio – What should I include?
    Trio:

    Should be NEW KEY (relative minor) with NEW IDEAS / MELODY /


    CHORD STYLE

    1. 4 bars question (ends on DOMINANT NEW KEY)


    2. 4 bars answer (ends on TONIC NEW KEY)
    3. 4 bars something different (ends of DOMINANT NEW KEY)
    4. 4 bars back to original question BUT ends on TONIC NEW KEY
    Marking Scheme – What are the examiners
    looking for?

    Composition 1 must be written in a


    Western, tonal style and must Candidates will be given positive credit for:
    demonstrate familiarity with the
    basic principles of traditional (a) their ideas
    harmonic language; this (b) the structure of their compositions
    composition must be fully notated (c) their use of the chosen medium
    using staff notation and the score (d) compositional technique
    must be submitted with the (e) score presentation/notation
    recording.
    Marking Scheme:
    a) Ideas (10 marks)
    b) Structure (10 marks)
    Marking
    Scheme:
    c) Use of Medium
    (instruments) 10 marks
    Marking
    Scheme:
    d) Compositional
    Techniques (10 marks)
    e) Score (10 marks)

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