Music Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (PC, 2ND) 2021

Question 2

 

Either

  1. Either

With reference to Serenata by Enrico Tosselli.

  1.       For which instruments is the music written?
  2.        Who wrote the English text to the music?
  3.        Notate the range of the melody of the first instrument.
  4.        Mention any three dynamic marks used in the piece.
  5.        List any four terms used in the music
    OR

     

           With reference to Moremi by Myke Olatunji.

    1.      What is the nationality of the composer?
    2.      Mention any five dynamic marks used in the composition.
    3.      List any five compositional devices used in the music.
    4.      State the form of the music.
    5.      State the time signature of the piece.
    6.       What chord ends the music.
    7.      State the tempo mark of the piece.

Observation

 

  1. Candidates were expected to study the set-piece and respond accordingly to the questions. However, candidates’ performance was below average in this question. Their poor responses made them to lose substantial marks. Candidates should have responded to the question in the following ways:
     With reference to Enrico Toselli’s Serenata

    1. Voice and piano                                                                                             
    2. R. H. Elkin                                                                                                     
    3.  

    a

    1. pp, p, ppp, pp sempre                            
    2. rall, sempre, allegretto, a tempo, espressivo e staccato il basso, poco piu,
    sempre dim                

  2. Candidates were expected to study the set-piece and respond accordingly to the questions. However, most of the candidates performed poorly in this question. They were unable to identify compositional devices as used by the composer, the few candidates who attempted the question went outside the piece to mention general compositional devices. There was also clear evidence that candidates did not adequately master musical terms and signs. These resulted in loss of marks. Candidates should have responded to the question in the following ways:

    With reference to Myke Olatunji’s Moremi

    1. Nigerian                                                                                         

    (b)    mp, mf, ff, f, cresc., p, dim                                                                                                                                 
    (c) Repetition, scaly, indefinite pitches, sequences, chromaticism, shifting tonality/modulation, call and response, tempo change, interval of 3rds, triplet, counterpoint, imitation.   

    1. Through composed/Free fantasia /Symphonia                                 

    b(e)                                                                                            

     (f) chord I / Tonic Chord                                                                         
    b

    (g) Maestoso /