October+12+Tasks


 * Question 1 2007 Music Styles Exam**

Question 1

Excerpt: Klezmeritis ensemble Romanian Hora

20 seconds to read the question

First playing ñ 1 minute silence

Second playing ñ 3 minutes silence

Describe how instrumentation and tone colour are used to achieve contrast in this excerpt.

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 * Question 2 2007 Music Styles Exam**

Question 2

Excerpt: Larry Sitsky De Profundis ñ Allegro from Violin Concerto No. 2

20 seconds to read the question

First playing - 2 minutes silence

Second playing - 3 minutes silence

Discuss ways in which texture, tone colour and rhythm interact in this movement. In your answer, refer to

the use of at least one compositional device.

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 * Question 4 2007 Music Styles Exam**

Question 4

Excerpt: Stephen Ingham from Movement III, Second Sonata for Piano and Tape,

Opus 56 (1991)

40 seconds to read the question

First playing ñ 2 minutes silence

Second playing ñ 4 minutes silence

The third movement of this sonata is a variation on a 15th century chanson by Jacob Obrecht. The piece explores

the tension that arises from the juxtaposition* of different styles of music. The composer suggests that ëwe may

care to reﬂ ect upon the historical and cultural confusion which arises from the unlikely mix of early music,

Baroque keyboard ﬁ gurations, jazz elements, Japanese synthesizers, computer sequencers and the modern

concert grand pianoí.


 * in close proximity or side by side

a. Describe how variation is used in this excerpt.

b. Discuss how two of the following elements of music are used to create the ëcultural confusioní mentioned

by the composer.

-tonality

-rhythm/time

-dynamics

-articulation

-harmony

-instrumentation

-tone colour

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