Set Works — AS & A Level Music (9483) questions by topic
Set Works essays ask you to discuss dynamics, dissonance and pitch, instrumental storytelling, or compositional technique across Debussy's La Cathédrale engloutie, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, all worth 35 marks.
Discuss is the sole command word tested, so the demand is consistently sustained, evaluative comparison rather than description of one work alone. Drawn from 12 questions set in 2024 papers, this page lets you draft a full essay-length response and submit it for instant marking, checking whether your comparison genuinely tracks specific passages of the named movements rather than making broad claims about mood.
May–June 2024, Paper 11
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 4: How do harmony and tonality contribute to scene setting in Debussy's La Cathédrale engloutie and in any one movement from…
Answer this question and get it marked →Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 5: How does Rimsky-Korsakov's use of instruments support the storytelling in any two movements of Scheherazade?
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 12
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 4: Discuss the musical ideas and structure of the Arabian Dance (Peer Gynt Suite No. 2) and any one movement of your choice from…
Answer this question and get it marked →Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 5: Discuss the use of dynamics, dissonance and pitch in La Cathédrale engloutie and the first movement of Scheherazade.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 13
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 4: Discuss how Debussy uses the myth of the sunken cathedral to shape the musical ideas and structure of La Cathédrale engloutie.
Answer this question and get it marked →Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 5: Discuss how Rimsky-Korsakov uses melodic material to represent characters in Scheherazade. You should refer to the melodic…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 11
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 4: Discuss how Debussy (La Cathédrale engloutie) and Rimsky-Korsakov (Scheherazade) use instrumental writing and storytelling in…
Answer this question and get it marked →Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 5: Discuss the compositional techniques used by Grieg to create different moods in Peer Gynt Suite No. 2. You should refer to any…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 12
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 4: Discuss how Debussy (La Cathédrale engloutie) and Rimsky-Korsakov (Scheherazade) use instrumental writing and storytelling in…
Answer this question and get it marked →Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 5: Discuss the compositional techniques used by Grieg to create different moods in Peer Gynt Suite No. 2. You should refer to any…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 13
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 4: Discuss how Debussy (La Cathédrale engloutie) and Rimsky-Korsakov (Scheherazade) use instrumental writing and storytelling in…
Answer this question and get it marked →Answer either Question 4 or Question 5. Question 5: Discuss the compositional techniques used by Grieg to create different moods in Peer Gynt Suite No. 2. You should refer to any…
Answer this question and get it marked →