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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

STUDENT NUMBER

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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



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.



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



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

Sixthandfinalplaying(1′38″)–3minutesofsilence

b. Discusshowinterestismaintainedinthisexcerpt.Inyourresponse,refertoelementsofmusicandcompositionaldevices. 10marks


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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



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


Composer/Creator

Discusshowcompositionaldevicesareusedtostructure/createtheformofthiswork.Youmayincludeadiagramorchart.


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Question 3 (10marks)InUnit4youstudiedawork(shortwork/movement/collectionofminorworks)createdsince1950.

Identifythework.

Title


Composer/Creator

a. Identifytwo characteristicsofthemusicstyleofthiswork. 2marks

b. Describehowthetreatmentoftwo elementsofmusiccontributestothemusicstyleofthiswork. 8marks


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