2006 HSC Music 2 paper

Name the ornament identified by [symbol] at bar 16.

Brahms — Lied 'Feldeinsamkeit' (Song No. 2 from Six Songs Op. 86; text by Hermann Allmers); whole song; ornament at bar 16; Score Attachment A

Compare the treatment of bars 9–11 with bars 26–28 (shaded on the score).

Brahms — Lied 'Feldeinsamkeit' (Song No. 2 from Six Songs Op. 86); whole song; comparison of bars 9–11 with bars 26–28 (shaded on score); Score Attachment A

Describe TWO ways in which the texture is varied in bars 1–17.

Brahms — Lied 'Feldeinsamkeit' (Song No. 2 from Six Songs Op. 86); bars 1–17; Score Attachment A

Describe THREE features of harmony in this work.

Brahms — Lied 'Feldeinsamkeit' (Song No. 2 from Six Songs Op. 86); whole song; Score Attachment A

Part (a) is a melody dictation of bars 1–8 of this movement. Bars 1–8 will be played SIX times for you to notate the violin part in the treble clef. The first note of bar 1 is given.

Prokofiev — Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (1935), 1st movement; melody dictation of bars 1–8 (violin part, treble clef; first note of bar 1 given); inline staff on exam paper (no score attachment)

Discuss in detail ONE way the theme (bars 1–8) is developed in bars 9–28.

Prokofiev — Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (1935), 1st movement; bars 9–28 (development of theme bars 1–8); no score attachment

Identify TWO expressive techniques and describe briefly how they sustain interest in this excerpt.

Katy Abbott — Making Angels (2001), excerpt (bars 1–68) for flute, clarinet in Bb and piano; bars 1–20; Score Attachment B

Referring to THREE places in the score, discuss the relationships between instruments in this excerpt.

Katy Abbott — Making Angels (2001), excerpt (bars 1–68) for flute, clarinet in Bb and piano; bars 1–36; Score Attachment B

Referring to the composer's use of duration, describe the changes that have occurred in this section (bars 37–68), when compared to bars 1–36.

Katy Abbott — Making Angels (2001), excerpt (bars 1–68) for flute, clarinet in Bb and piano; bars 37–68 compared to bars 1–36; Score Attachment B

How have composers used pitch in at least THREE works from the Mandatory Topic Music of the last 25 Years (Australian focus)?

Extended response — Mandatory Topic: Music of the last 25 Years (Australian focus); at least THREE works