2014 HSC Music 2 paper
7 questions, 35 marks. Every question has its recording. There are no marking guidelines for this year here.
Question 1(a)
3 marksDescribe the relationship between the trumpet, soprano and continuo.
Alessandro Scarlatti — Rompe Sprezza (1706), full work; Score Attachment A
RecordingScoreQuestion 1(b)
4 marksExplore the use of harmony in bars 1–9.
Alessandro Scarlatti — Rompe Sprezza (1706), bars 1–9; Score Attachment A
RecordingScoreQuestion 2(a)
5 marksDictationNotate the pitch and rhythm of the ’cello on the staves provided.
Peter Sculthorpe — Port Essington (1977), 8-bar excerpt (cello); no score attachment
RecordingQuestion 2(b)
4 marksHow does Sculthorpe achieve unity in this excerpt? In your answer, make specific reference to the score.
Peter Sculthorpe — Port Essington (1977), second excerpt; Score Attachment B
RecordingScoreQuestion 3(a)
4 marksExplore Bartók’s treatment of thematic material in this excerpt.
Béla Bartók — Music for String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta (1937), Movement 2, bars 1–66; Score Attachment C
RecordingScoreQuestion 3(b)
5 marksAnalyse the musical features of this excerpt, with specific reference to the score.
Béla Bartók — Music for String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta (1937), Movement 2, bars 68–170; Score Attachment C
RecordingScoreQuestion 4
10 marksExtended responseHow are Koehne’s compositional techniques similar to those used in ONE other significant work you have studied? In your answer, make reference to the scores of both works. The other significant work MUST be chosen from the mandatory topic Music of the last 25 years (Australian focus).
Graeme Koehne — String Quartet No. 2 (2002), bars 1–79; Score Attachment D
RecordingScore