QUESTION 2       

  

State the key in which the music was written.

  What instrument introduces the work?

  State any five compositional devices used by the composer.

  What is the tempo of the piece?

What is the cadence formed at the end of the music

What is the nationality of the compose

  Write the Italian names of the following symbols and explain:

•   fz;
• prall.
  OR

1.       State the nationality of the composer.
2.       State the key in which the music is written.
3.       Quote the first twobars of themelody of the music.
4.       List two contemporaries of Pappoe Thompson.
5.       State any four compositional devices used in the music.
6.       What type of cadence ended the music?

Candidates’ performance in this question was poor. They could not understand the            signs and terms as used in the passage. Candidates were expected to respond to the     question in the following manner:

            (a)        A flat major/Bb              
            (b)        Piano  
            (c) Staccato, Scalic figures/patterns, Imitation, Sequences, Repetition, Arpeggiation, Modulation, Tonic pedal, Chromaticism, Octaves.
            (d)       Andante or (Moderate pace) or (At a walking pace)
            (e)        Perfect                                                            
            (f)        Austrian                                                                     
            (g)        (i) fz – sforzando/forzando         emphasis (force)         
            (ii)        prall - piano rallentando - soft and gradually becoming slower         OR
With reference to Ahekoo by Pappoe Thompson

1. Ghanaian

• D major                                                           

                                                                                                                                   

E. Amu; I. D. Riverson; GaddielAcquaah; Bessa Simons; S.M.H.B. Yarney,PappoeAllotey                                                                       

Sequence, Unison, Parallel 3rd, 6th, and 8ves, fugato, repetition,tonal harmony, tonic pedal, dominant pedal                                  

Perfect cadence