Music Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (PC), 2017

Question 3

  1. List any five composers of the baroque period.
  2. State the nationalities of the composers listed in 3 (a) above.
  3. Mention any one musical type of each of the composers listed in 3 (a) above.

 

Observation

This question was popular among the candidates and most of the candidates performed above average. This was due to adequate preparation for the examination by the candidates. They responded thus:

COMPOSER

NATIONALITY

MUSICAL TYPE

George Frederick Handel

German/English

Operas, oratorios, cantatas, trios and duets, arias, chamber music, odes and serenatas, and organ concerti.

Johanne Sebastian Bach

German

Concerti grossi, masses, passions, cantatas, chorales, and fugues.

Henry Purcell

English

Anthems, hymns, theatre music, instrumentals, fantasias, and sonatas.

Claudio Monterverdi

Italian

Operas, masses, motets, oratorios, concerti, and madrigals

Antonio Vivaldi

Italian

Concerti, sinfonias, sonatas, operas, sacred music, and cantatas.

Dominico Scarlatti

Italian

Sinfonias, operas, motets.

Arcangelo Corelli

Italian

Concerti, chamber music, and orchestra music.