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.

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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020

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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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Excerpt1b,firstplaying(2′04″)–1minuteofsilenceExcerpt1b,secondplaying(2′04″)–2minutesofsilence

Excerpt1b,thirdandfinalplaying(2′04″)–3minutesofsilence

b. Discusshowelementsofmusicand/orcompositionaldevicesareusedtocreatethecharacterofthisexcerpt. 10marks

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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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Thirdplaying(1′41″)–1minuteofsilenceFourthplaying(1′41″)–2minutesofsilence

Fifthandfinalplaying(1′41″)–3minutesofsilence

b. Referringtothelayersofsound,discussthestructure/formofthisexcerpt.Youmayuseadiagramorcharttopresenttheorderofmusicalevents. 10marks

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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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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 – 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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Thirdplaying(1′45″)–2minutesofsilenceFourthandfinalplaying(1′45″)–3minutesofsilence

b. Describethetreatmentofdynamicsinthisexcerpt. 6marks

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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 – 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 – 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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