AS & A Level Music (9483) — May–June 2025, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 5 marks · Compositional Techniques and Performance Practice

Listen to this extract from Bach's Orchestral Suite no. 1, BWV1066 (Track 1). Describe what happens to the texture and dynamics at the start of the second half of this movement.

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Question 2 · 13 marks · Compositional Techniques and Performance Practice

Listen to Performance A on the recording provided (Track 2). Look at the score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through the questions. What harmonic device is…

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Question 3 · 16 marks · Compositional Techniques and Performance Practice

Refer to both Performances A and B on the recordings provided (Tracks 2 and 3). Comment on the ornamentation in the two performances.

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Question 4 · 35 marks · Understanding Music

Answer one question in Section B. Refer to your own unedited recordings of the set works. You may not use scores. How is melody used in MGV (Musique à Grande Vitesse) by Nyman and…

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Question 5 · 35 marks · Understanding Music

Describe the relationship between voice and piano in Travel's End by Price and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Bonds.

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Question 6 · 30 marks · Connecting Music

Answer one question in Section C. You must refer to musical examples of two or more styles or traditions from: world, folk, pop, jazz. You may also refer to music from the Western…

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Question 7 · 30 marks · Connecting Music

Discuss how music can tell a story or represent a narrative. Refer to both instrumental and vocal examples in your answer.

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Question 8 · 30 marks · Connecting Music

Discuss the role of creativity in performing and composing music across different styles and traditions.

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