Music Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (PC), 2017

Question 2

  1. Either
    With reference to Kiniun by Ayo Bankole

    1. State the musical type.
    2. What is the tempo mark?
    3. State the time signature.
    4. State any five compositional devices used in the music.
    5. List any five dynamic marks used in the music.

 

Observation

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:
(a)    Art music/ Choral/ Art song                                                                       
(b)   Andantino                                                                                                    
(c)                                                                                                                        
(d)  Repetition, modulation, chromaticism, articulation, scale, imitation,                                    syncopations, change of time signature.                         
(e)  ppp, pp, p, f f, f,  mf, cresc.  mp, dim, piu cresc.                                                                                                                       

               
OR

With reference to Moment Musical by Franz Schubert

  1. What period was the music written?
  2. State the time signature.
  3. For what medium was the music written?
  4. List any two dynamic marks in the music.
  5. Quote the first two bars of the bass part.
  6. List any two articulations used in the music.

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:
(a) Romantic period                                                                                                   
(b)                                                                                                                               

(c) Piano                                                                                                                                 
(d)       ppp, p, f, mf, cresc. mp, dim, morendo                                                                                                                                                                        

 



(e)       
                                                                                                           
                                   
 (f) Staccato (.), marcato (-), sforzando (>)