IGCSE Music (0410) — May–June 2025, Paper 12

Section A. You will hear two examples of music, selected from the Baroque, Classical or Romantic periods or since 1900. Each extract will be played four times, with a pause…

Music A1 (continued): Which of the following describes the melodic shape of line 1? [ ] Starts with an ascending octave, then moves in leaps [ ] Starts with an ascending octave,…

Music A1 (continued): In what ways is the music of the chorus different from verse 1?

Music A1 (continued): Compare the music of verse 2 with verse 1.

Music A1 (continued): What style of music has influenced this piece? [ ] Impressionism [ ] Jazz [ ] Minimalism [ ] Neo-classicism

Music A2: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score (bars 1-8, printed on the question paper) and read through Questions 6 to 9. What is the key of the…

Music A2 (continued): Describe the accompaniment in bars 1-6.

Music A2 (continued): Describe the music which follows the printed passage, explaining how it is different from bars 1-8.

Music A2 (continued): When was this music written? [ ] Baroque [ ] Classical [ ] Romantic [ ] Since 1900

Section B. You will hear three extracts of music from around the world. Each extract will be played four times, with a pause between each playing. Music B1: You will hear an…

Music B1 (continued): Where does this music come from?

Music B2: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score (printed on the question paper) and read through Questions 12 to 14. What instrument plays the…

Music B2 (continued): How is the music which follows the printed passage different?

Music B2 (continued): Where does this music come from?

Music B3 (World Focus: Chinese music): You will hear three passages from a piece of Jiangnan sizhu music, separated by short gaps. The music of the first passage is printed…

Music B3 (continued): What other features of all three passages are typical of Jiangnan Sizhu music? Do not repeat any information already given in your answers.

Music B3 (continued): Briefly describe the context in which Jiangnan Sizhu music is typically performed.

Section C. You will hear one extract of music. The extract will be played four times, with a pause between each playing. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look…

Music C1 (continued): What compositional device is used in bar 11 and bar 68?

Music C1 (continued): What key is the music in at bar 25?

Music C1 (continued): What instrument plays the melody in bars 27³-34?

Music C1 (continued): The melody is incomplete in bar 47. Fill in the missing notes on the stave. The rhythm has been given to help you (a treble-clef stave for bar 47 in D major,…

Music C1 (continued): Name the bracketed interval in bar 53.

Music C1 (continued): Briefly explain the structure of the extract, referring to bar numbers.

Music C1 (continued): When was this music written? [ ] Baroque [ ] Classical [ ] Romantic [ ] Since 1900

Section D (Set Work). Answer all the questions on ONE set work: either Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 (Questions 26 to 32) or Haydn: Trumpet Concerto (Questions 33 to 39). Beethoven:…

Music D1 (continued): What is the structure of this movement as a whole?

Music D1 (continued): Name the key at bar 28.

Music D1 (continued): In which year did the first performance of this symphony take place? [ ] 1770 [ ] 1792 [ ] 1808 [ ] 1827

Music D2: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert and read through Questions 30 to 32. What section of the movement is the printed music from?

Music D2 (continued): On the stave below, write the bracketed notes of the viola part in bar 18 in the treble clef (a blank treble-clef stave is provided in the booklet for the…

Music D2 (continued): What thematic material is heard after the printed music?

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto. You will hear two extracts. Each extract will be played twice, with a pause between each playing. Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate…

Music D3 (continued): What section of the solo exposition begins in bar 24?

Music D3 (continued): What was different about the construction of the trumpet Haydn wrote this concerto for, compared with other trumpets at this time?

Music D4: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert and read through Questions 36 to 39. What do the violas play in bars 1-8? [ ] Alberti bass [ ] Dominant pedal [ ] Main…

Music D4 (continued): What section of the orchestral exposition starts in bar 27?

Music D4 (continued): On the stave below, write the two bracketed notes of the trumpet part in bar 67 at sounding pitch. The key signature has been given (a blank treble-clef…

Music D4 (continued): What is heard next in the movement (after the recorded extract)? [ ] Codetta [ ] Development [ ] Recapitulation [ ] Transition