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MUSIC STYLE AND COMPOSITIONAural and written examination
Friday 20 November 2020 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 5 5 70B 3 3 30
Total 100
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof21 pages• AnaudiocompactdisccontainingmusicalexcerptsforSectionA
Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Allworkthatappears,includingroughwork,willbeconsideredforassessment.• Youmaywriteatanytimeduringtherunningoftheaudiocompactdisc.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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SECTION A – Question 1 –continued
Question 1 (14marks)Work:‘BoingBoomTschak’Composers/Creators:KarlBartos,RalfHutterandFlorianSchneiderPerformers:KraftwerkAlbum:Techno Pop(Remastered)(ModernEra,2009)
Thisquestionfeaturestwoexcerptsfromthiswork–excerpts1aand1b.Excerpt1bincludesallofexcerpt1aplusanother1minuteand11secondsofthework.Youhave25secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestion.
Excerpt1a,firstplaying(0′53″)–30secondsofsilenceExcerpt1a,secondplaying(0′53″)–30secondsofsilence
Excerpt1a,thirdandfinalplaying(0′53″)–1minuteofsilence
a. Identifyfourwaysinwhichrepetitionisusedinexcerpt1a. 4marks
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswer allquestionsinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionA.
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SECTION A – Question 1 –continuedTURN OVER
Excerpt1b,firstplaying(2′04″)–1minuteofsilenceExcerpt1b,secondplaying(2′04″)–2minutesofsilence
Excerpt1b,thirdandfinalplaying(2′04″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Discusshowelementsofmusicand/orcompositionaldevicesareusedtocreatethecharacterofthisexcerpt. 10marks
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SECTION A – continued
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SECTION A – Question 2 –continuedTURN OVER
Question 2 (16marks)Work:‘MyNameisTian’(movementthree)Composer/Creator:AnneBoydPerformers:KathyMarsh,TallPoppiesEnsemble,GeoffreyCollins,JohnHarding,AliceGiles,
DarylPrattandDavidStanhopeAlbum:Crossing a Bridge of Dreams(TallPoppiesRecords,2000)
Thisquestionfeaturesoneexcerptfromthiswork.Thesameexcerptwillbeusedforbothpartsofthequestion.Youhave25secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestion.
Firstplaying(1′41″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplaying(1′41″)–1minuteofsilence
a. Describetheuseoftonecolourinthisexcerpt. 6marks
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SECTION A – Question 2 –continued
Thirdplaying(1′41″)–1minuteofsilenceFourthplaying(1′41″)–2minutesofsilence
Fifthandfinalplaying(1′41″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Referringtothelayersofsound,discussthestructure/formofthisexcerpt.Youmayuseadiagramorcharttopresenttheorderofmusicalevents. 10marks
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
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SECTION A – Question 3–continued
Question 3 (12marks)Work:‘ActI.SceneI.No.3.Thestreetawakens’fromRomeo and Juliet,Opus64Composer/Creator:SergeiProkofievAlbum:Romeo and Juliet(AndréPrevinconductstheLondonSymphonyOrchestra;EMIClassics,
1987)
Thisquestionfeaturestwoexcerptsfromthiswork–excerpts3aand3b.Excerpt3bincludesallofexcerpt3aplusanother1minuteand22secondsofthework.Youhave25secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestion.
Excerpt3a,firstplaying(0′11″)–30secondsofsilenceExcerpt3a,secondplaying(0′11″)–30secondsofsilence
Excerpt3a,thirdandfinalplaying(0′11″)–1minuteofsilence
a. Describethecharacteristicsofthemainmelodyinexcerpt3a. 4marks
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Excerpt3b,firstplaying(1′33″)–1minuteofsilenceExcerpt3b,secondplaying(1′33″)–2minutesofsilence
Excerpt3b,thirdandfinalplaying(1′33″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Explainhowinterestiscreatedandmaintainedinexcerpt3b.Inyourresponse,refertovariation. 8marks
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SECTION A – Question 4 –continued
Question 4 (12marks)Work:‘MarimbaSpiritual’Composer/Creator:MinoruMikiPerformers:JanPustjens,KeikoAbe,RuudWiener,PeterPrommelandHermanRiekenAlbum:Go Between(EditionsEG,1987)
Youhave25secondstoreadthequestion.Firstplaying(1′30″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplaying(1′30″)–1minuteofsilenceThirdplaying(1′30″)–2minutesofsilence
Fourthandfinalplaying(1′30″)–3minutesofsilence
Therearetwocontrastingsectionsinthisexcerpt.
Explainhowrhythm/timeandtextureareusedtocreatecontrastbetweenthetwosectionsinthisexcerpt.Youmayincludeadiagramorchart.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
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SECTION A – Question 5 –continued
Question 5 (16marks)Work:‘Ninochka’Composer/Creator:SimonKentPerformers:TheBigOneAlbum:Spoon Relief (NewmarketMusic,1995)
Thisquestionfeaturesoneexcerptfromthiswork.Thesameexcerptwillbeusedforbothpartsofthequestion.Youhave25secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestion.
Firstplaying(1′45″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplaying(1′45″)–1minuteofsilence
a. Describethetreatmentofarticulationinthisexcerpt. 10marks
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SECTION A – Question 5 –continuedTURN OVER
Thirdplaying(1′45″)–2minutesofsilenceFourthandfinalplaying(1′45″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Describethetreatmentofdynamicsinthisexcerpt. 6marks
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END OF SECTION A
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TURN OVER
CONTINUES OVER PAGE
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SECTION B – Question 1 –continued
Question 1 (10marks)InUnit3youstudiedanAustralianwork(orasectionofanAustralianwork,oracollectionofAustralianworks).
Identifythework.
Title
Sectionofworkstudied(ifapplicable)
Composer/Creator
Explainhowthecomposer/creatorusescontrasttocreatethestructure/formofthiswork.Youmayincludeadiagramorchart.
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
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SECTION B – Question 2–continued
Question 2 (10marks)Thisquestionreferstotheotherwork(shortwork/movement/collectionofminorworks)youstudiedinUnit3.
Identifytheotherwork.
Title
Sectionofworkstudied(ifapplicable)
Composer/Creator
a. Identifyonecontextualissueassociatedwiththiswork. 2marks
b. Explainhowthecontextualissueidentifiedinpart a.influencedthecreationofthiswork.Inyourresponse,refertoelementsofmusicand/orcompositionaldevices. 8marks
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
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SECTION B – Question 3–continued
Question 3 (10marks)InUnit4youstudiedawork(shortwork/movement/collectionofminorworks)createdsince1950.
Identifythework.
Title
Sectionofworkstudied(ifapplicable)
Composer/Creator
SelecttwoelementsofmusicfromthelistbelowandanalysetheirtreatmentintheworkyoustudiedinUnit4:• melody• harmony• tonality• instrumentation• rhythm/time
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END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK