2010 HSC Music 2 paper
10 questions, 35 marks. Every question has its recording. There are no marking guidelines for this year here.
Question 1(a)
2 marksExplain the following: (i) ✕ (Piano bar 32) (ii) [quintuplet — five beamed notes marked 5] (Piano bar 80)
Anton Dvořák — Quintet in A major, Op. 81, Scherzo (Furiant) movement; bars 1–141 (whole excerpt); Score Attachment A
RecordingScoreQuestion 1(b)
2 marksHow is the thematic material used in bars 1–58?
Anton Dvořák — Quintet in A major, Op. 81, Scherzo (Furiant) movement; bars 1–58; Score Attachment A
RecordingScoreQuestion 1(c)
2 marksCompare the use of pitch in bars 58–74 with bars 80–94.
Anton Dvořák — Quintet in A major, Op. 81, Scherzo (Furiant) movement; bars 58–94 (compare bars 58–74 with 80–94); Score Attachment A
RecordingScoreQuestion 1(d)
2 marksWith reference to the score, describe how the composer creates unity in this passage.
Anton Dvořák — Quintet in A major, Op. 81, Scherzo (Furiant) movement; bars 95–141; Score Attachment A
RecordingScoreQuestion 2(a)
5 marksDictationNotate the pitch and duration of the Clarinet I in B♭ on the score provided.
Igor Stravinsky — Pétrouchka (1911); bars 1–8, Clarinet I in B♭; no Score Attachment (notation template printed inline in the exam paper, p7)
RecordingQuestion 2(b)
3 marksDescribe THREE different compositional techniques used by Stravinsky in the excerpt.
Igor Stravinsky — Pétrouchka (1911); bars 9–50 (Clarinet I & II staves bars 28–39 omitted); Score Attachment B
RecordingScoreQuestion 3(a)
3 marksDescribe the relationships between the layers of sound in bars 1–21.
Mary Finsterer — Omaggio alla Pietà (1993); bars 1–21; Score Attachment C
RecordingScoreQuestion 3(b)
3 marksHow has the composer achieved musical interest within this excerpt?
Mary Finsterer — Omaggio alla Pietà (1993); bars 34–64; no Score Attachment for this excerpt
RecordingQuestion 3(c)
3 marksDescribe the challenges for musicians in performing this work.
Mary Finsterer — Omaggio alla Pietà (1993); both excerpts (bars 1–21 and bars 34–64); Score Attachment C shows bars 1–21 only
RecordingScoreQuestion 4
10 marksExtended responseHow have composers explored the concepts of music to create works that reflect a distinctive style? In your answer refer to significant works that you have studied in your Higher School Certificate course. Note: the works in Questions 1, 2 and 3 are not to be used in your answer.
Extended response (essay); candidate's own studied works — works used in Questions 1, 2 and 3 may NOT be used
Recording