1997 HSC Music 2 paper

The scores (Score Attachment A) for Question 1 contain two pieces of music: (i) O Nata Lux by Thomas Tallis; (ii) Et Misericordia by Clare Maclean. Describe THREE similarities and THREE differences in the compositional styles of the two pieces.

Thomas Tallis — O Nata Lux (1575) & Clare Maclean — Et Misericordia (1986); Score Attachment A (two pieces compared). Maclean score copyright-redacted in the paper.

The first 8 bars will be played SIX times for you to notate the oboe melody on the stave below.

Carl Vine — Battlers Suite (1993), Excerpt A (oboe melody, first 8 bars); melodic dictation onto the printed stave (no score attachment).

Describe the structure of excerpt A.

Carl Vine — Battlers Suite (1993), Excerpt A (aural; no printed score).

Explain THREE ways in which excerpt B is different from excerpt A.

Carl Vine — Battlers Suite (1993), Excerpts A and B (aural comparison; no printed score).

Notate bar 41 of the Horn in F part at sounding pitch on the staff below.

Carl Vine — Battlers Suite (1993), Excerpt B, bar 41, Horn in F (transpose to sounding pitch); score of bars 41–43 printed inline on exam-paper page 8.

Identify the chords and their positions in bars 42–43.

Carl Vine — Battlers Suite (1993), Excerpt B, bars 42–43 (harmony); score of bars 41–43 printed inline on exam-paper page 8.

Examine the score and explain FIVE musical challenges for the performing ensemble.

Brian Ferneyhough — Etudes Transcendantales No. 6 (1985); Score Attachment B (copyright-redacted in the paper).

"I don't believe any composer works just with intervals. If he does, there's something gravely lacking." (B. Ferneyhough) Discuss this statement by referring to Etudes Transcendantales No. 6 and ONE other significant work you have studied from the Mandatory or Additional Topics. Focus on the concepts of music in your answer.

Brian Ferneyhough — Etudes Transcendantales No. 6 (1985) plus ONE other studied work; Score Attachment B (copyright-redacted). Extended response essay.