Question 1
(a) Identify any three terms associated with vocal music among the following: strumming, falsetto, pizzicato, diction, arco, pedal, intonation, sordino, descant, altissimo.
(b) (i) List any three types of vocal music in the Baroque period.
(ii) Mention any one renowned Baroque composer of each of the works listed in (b) (i) above.
Observation
The question was popular among the candidates and they performed creditably well in this question. Some of the following were the points stated by the candidates to obtain the maximum obtainable marks in the question:
- Falsetto, diction, intonation, descant
- (i) Opera, Oratorio, Chorale, Passion Music, Anthem, Cantata, Madrigals,
Hymns, Mass, Arias, Recitative.
(ii) Opera – Claudio Monteverdi, G.F. Handel, Henry Purcell, Jacopo Peri, Giacomo Carissimi
Oratorio – G.F. Handel, J.S. Bach, Heinrich Schutz, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Chorale – J.S. Bach, Johann Cruger
Passion Music – J.S. Bach, Heinrich Schultz, Alessandro Scarlatti
Cantata – J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, Giacomo Carissimi
Anthem – Henry Purcel, J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel
Madrigals – Heinrich Schultz, Claudio Monteverdi
Hymns – G.F. Handel, Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach
Arias – G.F. Handel, Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach
Anthems – G.F. Handel, Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach