Music Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (PC), 2016

Question 3

  1. Complete the table below


    WORK

    COMPOSER

    PERIOD OF MUSIC

    TYPE OF WORK

    Samson

     

     

     

    The Marriage of Figaro

     

     

     

    Moment Musical

     

     

     

    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

     

     

     

    Clock

     

     

     

Observation

This question was popular among the candidates but most of the candidates performed below average. This was due to inadequate preparation for the examination by the candidates. They should have responded thus:

 

WORK

COMPOSER

PERIOD OF MUSIC

TYPE OF WORK

Samson

George Frederick Handel

Baroque
(1600 – 1750)                                                                      

Oratorio

The Marriage of Figaro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Classical
(1750 – 1830)

Opera

Moment Musical

Franz Schubert

Romantic (1830 – 1900)

Piano

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Johanne Sebastian Bach

Baroque
(1600 – 1750)                                                                      

Organ music
or
Toccata

Clock

Joseph Haydn

Classical
(1750 – 1830)

Symphony