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MUSIC STYLE AND COMPOSITIONAural and written examination
Friday 9 November 2018 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 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.
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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2018
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SECTION A – Question 1 –continued
Question 1 (8marks)Work:‘TheGhost’,fromthesuiteHamletComposer/Creator:DmitriShostakovichAlbum:Jazz & Ballet Suites, Film Music(TheodoreKucharconductstheNationalSymphonyOrchestraof
Ukraine;BrilliantClassics,2006)
Youhave30secondstoreadthequestion.Firstplaying(1′17″)–30secondsofsilence
Secondplaying(1′17″)–30secondsofsilenceThirdplaying(1′17″)–1minuteofsilence
Fourthandfinalplaying(1′17″)–2minutesofsilence
Explainhowthecomposerhascreatedasenseofdramainthisexcerpt.
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswer allquestionsinthespacesprovided.AnaudiocompactdiscwillruncontinuouslythroughoutSectionA.
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SECTION A – Question 2–continued
Question 2 (16marks)Work:Laikan:‘III.OayLaiaye(OheAnis!)’Composer/Creator:RossEdwardsPerformers:SeymourGroupAlbum:Incredible Floridas (ABCClassics,1991)
Thisquestionfeaturestwoexcerptsfromthiswork–excerpts2aand2b.Excerpt2bincludesallofexcerpt2aplusanother1minuteand11secondsofthework.Youhave30secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestion.
Excerpt2a,firstplaying(0′46″)–30secondsofsilenceExcerpt2a,secondplaying(0′46″)–30secondsofsilence
Excerpt2a,thirdplaying(0′46″)–1minuteofsilenceExcerpt2a,fourthandfinalplaying(0′46″)–1minuteofsilence
a. Describethetreatmentofrhythm/timeinexcerpt2a. 8marks
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Excerpt2b,firstplaying(1′57″)–1minuteofsilenceExcerpt2b,secondplaying(1′57″)–1minuteofsilence
Excerpt2b,thirdandfinalplaying(1′57″)–2minutesofsilence
b. Discusstheuseoftonecolourinexcerpt2b. 8marks
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SECTION A – Question 3 –continued
Question 3 (10marks)Work:‘Vivace’,fromSonatano.4inGminorComposer/Creator:GottfriedKellerPerformers:Salut!Baroque(Hans-DieterMichatz,SallyMelhuish,TimBlomfield,MonikaKornel)Album:Cosmopolitan London: Trio Sonatas by Handel, Keller, Finger & Paisible(Salut!Baroque,
2003)
Youhave30secondstoreadthequestion.Firstplaying(0′55″)–30secondsofsilence
Secondplaying(0′55″)–30secondsofsilenceThirdplaying(0′55″)–1minuteofsilence
Fourthplaying(0′55″)–2minutesofsilenceFifthandfinalplaying(0′55″)–2minutesofsilence
Describethestructure/formofthisexcerpt.Inyourresponse,refertomelody.Youmayincludeadiagramorchart.
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SECTION A – Question 4 –continued
Question 4 (18marks)Work:‘Cowgirl’sLullaby’Composers/Creators:AndyWilkinsonandAndyHedgesPerformers:AndyWilkinson,AndyHedgesandAlissaHedgesAlbum:The Outlands(YellowhouseMusic,2012)
Thisquestionfeaturesoneexcerptfromthiswork.Thesameexcerptwillbeusedforbothpartsofthequestion.Youhave30secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestion.
Firstplaying(1′38″)–30secondsofsilenceSecondplaying(1′38″)–30secondsofsilence
Thirdplaying(1′38″)–2minutesofsilence
a. Describethetreatmentofharmonyinthisexcerpt.Youmayincludeadiagramorchart. 8marks
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Fourthplaying(1′38″)–2minutesofsilenceFifthplaying(1′38″)–2minutesofsilence
Sixthandfinalplaying(1′38″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Discusshowinterestismaintainedinthisexcerpt.Inyourresponse,refertoelementsofmusicandcompositionaldevices. 10marks
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SECTION A – Question 5 –continued
Question 5 (18marks)Work:‘AaTayarHoja’Composer/Creator:SandeepChowtaPerformers:AnuMalikandSunidhiChauhanAlbum:Asoka(OriginalMotionPictureSoundtrack;SonyMusicEntertainmentIndiaPvtLtd,
2001)
Thisquestionfeaturestwoexcerptsfromthiswork–excerpts5aand5b.Excerpt5bincludesallofexcerpt5aplusanother44secondsofthework.Youhave30secondstoreadthetwopartsofthequestion.
Excerpt5a,firstplaying(0′46″)–30secondsofsilenceExcerpt5a,secondplaying(0′46″)–1minuteofsilence
Excerpt5a,thirdandfinalplaying(0′46″)–2minutesofsilence
a. Describetheuseoftextureinexcerpt5a. 8marks
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Excerpt5b,firstplaying(1′30″)–1minuteofsilenceExcerpt5b,secondplaying(1′30″)–2minutesofsilence
Excerpt5b,thirdandfinalplaying(1′30″)–3minutesofsilence
b. Discusshowthesecondsectionofexcerpt5bcontrastswiththefirstsection. 10marks
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SECTION B – Question 1 –continued
Question 1(10marks)InUnit3youstudiedanAustralianwork(orasectionofanAustralianwork,oracollectionofAustralianworks).
Identifythework.
Title
Sectionofworkstudied(ifapplicable)
Composer/Creator
a. Identifytwocontextualissuesassociatedwiththiswork. 2marks
b. Explainhowthecontextualissuesidentifiedinpart a.haveinfluencedthiswork.Inyourresponse,refertoelementsofmusicandcompositionaldevices. 8marks
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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SECTION B – Question 2–continued
Question 2 (10marks)Thisquestionreferstotheotherwork(shortwork/movement/collectionofminorworks)youstudiedin Unit3.
Identifytheotherwork.
Title
Sectionofworkstudied(ifapplicable)
Composer/Creator
Discusshowcompositionaldevicesareusedtostructure/createtheformofthiswork.Youmayincludeadiagramorchart.
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Question 3 (10marks)InUnit4youstudiedawork(shortwork/movement/collectionofminorworks)createdsince1950.
Identifythework.
Title
Sectionofworkstudied(ifapplicable)
Composer/Creator
a. Identifytwo characteristicsofthemusicstyleofthiswork. 2marks
b. Describehowthetreatmentoftwo elementsofmusiccontributestothemusicstyleofthiswork. 8marks
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