2008 HSC Music 2 paper

Bars 1–13 will be played FIVE times for you to notate the pitch and duration of the vocal part on the stave provided.

Giacomo Puccini — La Bohème (premiered 1896), excerpt from Act 2, vocal (Tenor) part bars 1–13; no Score Attachment (notation stave printed inline in exam paper)

How do the orchestral layers support the vocal line? Refer to bar numbers in your answer.

Giacomo Puccini — La Bohème (premiered 1896), excerpt from Act 2; Score Attachment A

Identify the following musical signs found in the score.

Olivier Messiaen — Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (1941), 1st movement 'Liturgie de cristal'; Score Attachment B Part (i)

Describe the effect on duration of the composer's use of tied notes in the piano part.

Olivier Messiaen — Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (1941), 1st movement 'Liturgie de cristal'; Score Attachment B Part (i)

From your listening and musical observation, give an English meaning of Décidé, modéré, un peu vif.

Olivier Messiaen — Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (1941), 4th movement 'Intermède'; Score Attachment B Part (ii)

Comment on the composer's treatment of the melody in the section A to F (bars 1–41). Refer to bar numbers in your answer.

Olivier Messiaen — Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (1941), 4th movement 'Intermède', section A to F (bars 1–41); Score Attachment B Part (ii)

In what ways is the main theme different at letter H (bars 56–59) from its first appearance (bars 1–4)?

Olivier Messiaen — Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (1941), 4th movement 'Intermède', letter H (bars 56–59) vs first appearance (bars 1–4); Score Attachment B Part (ii)

Identify TWO similarities between the piano writing in Question 2 Score Attachment B Part (i) Messiaen's Liturgie de cristal and the piano writing in this excerpt (Score Attachment C).

Carl Vine — Symphony No. 4 (1992), first 43 bars; Score Attachment C (compared with Messiaen 'Liturgie de cristal', Score Attachment B Part (i))

Outline THREE specific ways the composer uses tone colour to create interest.

Carl Vine — Symphony No. 4 (1992), first 43 bars; Score Attachment C

With reference to the concepts of music, describe THREE compositional features used in this excerpt.

Carl Vine — Symphony No. 4 (1992), first 43 bars; Score Attachment C

Choose any TWO concepts of music and compare their treatment in TWO or more works you have studied from both the Mandatory and the Additional Topics. Choose at least ONE work from the Mandatory Topic and at least ONE work from the Additional Topic and name these works. Note: The works included in Questions 1, 2, and 3 are not to be discussed in this answer.

Extended response — comparison across two or more studied works (Mandatory + Additional Topics); no set excerpt/score