2021 GCE O Lvl Paper 1 AS

QUESTION 1 Genre: Baroque Dance Suite Work: Bach’s Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Minuet Q Marks [10] Possible Answer(s) Comments / Notes a 1 D minor b 1 Imperfect c 1 Accented passing note Anticipation Appoggiatura d 2 q q q q q q | m c Ensure students are prepared for rhythmic notation. Second playing includes mordent - students need awareness that music might be ornamented after repeat. e 2 F major G minor f 1 i g 1 Binary h 1 Courante Gavotte Minuet Sarabande “Minuet” not in ACSG.

QUESTION 2 Genre: Classical String Quartet Work: Haydn’s Op. 64 no. 4, 1st mvt Q Marks [15] Possible Answer(s) Comme nts / Notes a 3 Any 3 reasonable answers. Addition of melodic decoration to bar 1 violin melody in bar 5. Violin melody in bars 7-8 in a higher register than bars 3-4. First phrase ends in dominant D major, second with tonic G major. Bars 7-8 remain loud throughout, unlike bars 3-4. b 2 Any 2 of the following: Homophonic Use of rhythmic unison. Parallel motion between 1st and 2nd violins. c 2 Any 2 reasonable answers. Modulation to dominant. Addition of sequences (takes on transitional quality). Addition of chromatic passing notes. Bass drops out of texture. di 1 Syncopation dii 2 Chromatic Major Minor Pentatonic e 2 Chordal / long sustained notes in other instruments D Tonic pedal in Cello, A Dominant pedal in 2nd violin from b33 to 34. Ascending chromatic line in viola from b34 to 35. f 3 Any 3 reasonable answers. Instrumentation - string quartet. Balanced / symmetrical / antecedent-consequent / question- answer phrases. Emphasis on tonic and dominant harmony. Homophonic texture. Short motifs based on scales and arpeggios. Typical classical cadence formulae Suspension at cadence points

Other comments CH: Difficult because of (a) the sheer number of description questions, (b) comparison questions, requiring aural memory, and (c) fast speed. To compensate, score is provided. Exam skills - taking notes, comparison questions, framework for descriptions (musical elements).

QUESTION 3 Genre: Swing Work: Count Basie’s “Flight of the Foo Birds” Q Marks [10] Possible Answer(s) Comments / Notes ai 1 Trumpet aii 1 Use of mute b 2 Double bass, drumset ci 1 Block chords Imitation Polyphony cii 1 sequence ciii 3 E D G 1 mark / note. Difficult as preceding passage is blanked out - students need to learn how to follow rhythm. Students should practice transcribing non-WCM melodies. d 1 Pedal Students need awareness that pedal isn’t exclusive to WCM + how different instruments sound in the texture. e 1 Break f 1 Bar 5 g 1 swing Other comments

QUESTION 4 Genre: Synth Pop Work: “Monument” by Depeche Mode Q Marks [10] Possible Answer(s) Comments / Notes a 3 Any 3 reasonable answers. Syncopated ostinato rhythm. Gradual thickening of musical texture - an i