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MUSIC STYLE AND COMPOSITION Aural 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 book Section Number of questions Number of questions to be answered Number of marks A 5 5 70 B 3 3 30 Total 100 Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers. Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape. No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied Question and answer book of 21 pages An audio compact disc containing musical excerpts for Section A Instructions Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. All work that appears, including rough work, will be considered for assessment. You may write at any time during the running of the audio compact disc. All written responses must be in English. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. © VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2018 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Victorian Certificate of Education 2018 STUDENT NUMBER Letter

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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.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2018

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2018

STUDENT NUMBER

Letter

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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 – continuedTURN OVER

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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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SECTION A – Question 2 –continuedTURN OVER

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 – continuedTURN OVER

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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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SECTION A – Question 4 –continuedTURN OVER

Fourthplaying(1′38″)–2minutesofsilenceFifthplaying(1′38″)–2minutesofsilence

Sixthandfinalplaying(1′38″)–3minutesofsilence

b. Discusshowinterestismaintainedinthisexcerpt.Inyourresponse,refertoelementsofmusicandcompositionaldevices. 10marks

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SECTION A – continued

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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER

CONTINUES OVER PAGE

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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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SECTION A – Question 5 –continuedTURN OVER

Excerpt5b,firstplaying(1′30″)–1minuteofsilenceExcerpt5b,secondplaying(1′30″)–2minutesofsilence

Excerpt5b,thirdandfinalplaying(1′30″)–3minutesofsilence

b. Discusshowthesecondsectionofexcerpt5bcontrastswiththefirstsection. 10marks

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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

a. Identifytwocontextualissuesassociatedwiththiswork. 2marks

b. Explainhowthecontextualissuesidentifiedinpart a.haveinfluencedthiswork.Inyourresponse,refertoelementsofmusicandcompositionaldevices. 8marks

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)youstudiedin Unit3.

Identifytheotherwork.

Title

Sectionofworkstudied(ifapplicable)

Composer/Creator

Discusshowcompositionaldevicesareusedtostructure/createtheformofthiswork.Youmayincludeadiagramorchart.

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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

a. Identifytwo characteristicsofthemusicstyleofthiswork. 2marks

b. Describehowthetreatmentoftwo elementsofmusiccontributestothemusicstyleofthiswork. 8marks

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