Question 2
Either
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With reference to Allegro (Sonata No. 7 In E) by Pergolesi:
- State the time signature of the excerpt.
- For which instrument was the music written?
- What is the form of the excerpt?
- In which period of Western music history did the composer live?
- State any three ornament used in the excerpt.
- State any two symbols indicating articulation in the excerpt.
- Quote the last two bars of the bass part.
- On which beat does the excerpt begin?.
OR
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With reference to Monkamfo No by J. H. Nketia:
- State the parts involved in the music.
- Which two of the parts stated in (a) above begin the music?
- What is the interval between the notes of the parts that begin the piece?
- State any four compositional techniques.
- Notate the range of the bass part.
Observation
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Candidates were expected to study the set-piece and respond accordingly to the questions. However, candidates’ performance was poor in this question. Candidates should have responded to the question in the following ways:
- Piano
- Binary
- Romantic period/19th Century
- Trill (tr) mordent (
), acciaccatura (
), appoggiatura(
) - staccato (.) and marcato (-)
- Anacrusic/off beat/2nd beat (2nd half)
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Candidates were expected to study the set-piece and respond accordingly to the questions. However, the overall performance in this question was poor. Candidates should have responded to the question in the following ways:
With reference to Monkamfo No by J. H. Nketia:
- Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass (SATB)
- Soprano and Tenor (ST)
- Parallel thirds (3rds)
- repetition, imitation, arpeggio, syncopation, scaly, counterpoint, call and response, isorhythm, modulation, sequence
