2015 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 roles of the instruments in this excerpt.
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18, No. 6 (1801), Movement I; bars 1–44; Score Attachment A(i)
RecordingScoreQuestion 1(b)
4 marksHow is the melodic material treated in this excerpt? In your answer, make specific reference to the score.
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18, No. 6 (1801), Movement I; bars 91–174; Score Attachment A(ii)
RecordingScoreQuestion 2(a)
5 marksDictationNotate the pitch and rhythm of the trumpet on the staves provided.
Dmitri Shostakovich — Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 1 (1934); 16-bar excerpt; no score attachment
RecordingQuestion 2(b)
4 marksExplore how contrast is achieved in this excerpt.
Dmitri Shostakovich — Waltz from Jazz Suite No. 1 (1934); a different excerpt from Waltz; no score attachment
RecordingQuestion 3(a)
4 marksExplain how expressive techniques are used to create musical interest in this movement.
Thomas Adès — III. Militiamen from Living Toys (1993); whole movement; Score Attachment B
RecordingScoreQuestion 3(b)
5 marksAnalyse the treatment of rhythm in this movement, with specific reference to the score.
Thomas Adès — III. Militiamen from Living Toys (1993); whole movement; Score Attachment B
RecordingScoreQuestion 4
10 marksExtended responseCompare how the concepts of music have been manipulated in Möbius Strip and ONE other work you have studied. In your answer, make reference to the scores of both works. The other work MUST be chosen from EITHER the mandatory topic OR from your additional topic.
Stuart Greenbaum — Möbius Strip from Five of One, Half a Dozen of the Other...? (2000); Score Attachment C; plus ONE other studied work
RecordingScore