Listening and analysis (skeleton score) — IGCSE Music (0410) questions by topic

Dating an extract's period, comparing two groups of bars for similarities and differences, classifying an instrumental extract's texture, and describing how music reflects a solitary walking figure in a sung text drive this listening-and-analysis page's 40 questions, drawn from 2023 to 2025 papers and worth between 1 and 16 marks. Identify, describe, find, explain and compare test aural judgement checked against a skeleton score.

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May–June 2025, Paper 11

Question 18 · 2 marks

Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert. Name the bracketed interval in bar 5. (Two answer spaces are given for the…

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Question 19 · 3 marks

Music C1 (continued): Compare the music of bars 9-14 with bars 1-6, noting similarities and differences.

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Question 20 · 3 marks

Music C1 (continued): The melody is incomplete in bars 22-23. Fill in the missing notes on the stave below. The rhythm has been given to help you.

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Question 21 · 3 marks

Music C1 (continued): After bar 36, the extract continues with a new melody. Describe three ways in which the music in this new section contrasts with bars 29-36.

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Question 22 · 2 marks

Music C1 (continued): Which of the following best describes this extract? [ ] March [ ] Minuet [ ] Oratorio [ ] Waltz

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Question 23 · 3 marks

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

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May–June 2025, Paper 12

Question 18 · 1 mark

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…

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Question 19 · 1 mark

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

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Question 20 · 2 marks

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

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Question 21 · 1 mark

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

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Question 22 · 3 marks

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,…

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Question 23 · 2 marks

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

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Question 24 · 2 marks

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

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Question 25 · 4 marks

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

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May–June 2025, Paper 13

Question 1 · 2 marks

Music A1: You will hear an extract for voice and piano. The words are printed below. Read through Questions 1 to 5. 1 To wander alone when the moon faintly beaming 2 With…

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Question 2 · 1 mark

Music A1 (continued): How does the music reflect that the person is walking alone in line 1?

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Question 3 · 3 marks

Music A1 (continued): What musical features suggest darkness and horror in lines 3 and 4?

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Question 4 · 1 mark

Music A1 (continued): What is the texture of the piano part after the singer stops?

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Question 5 · 1 mark

Music A1 (continued): Identify a feature of the music that shows it was written in the Classical period.

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Question 6 · 3 marks

Music A2: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score below and read through Questions 6 to 8. Name the key and cadence in bars 18-19. Key: ............…

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Question 7 · 1 mark

Music A2 (continued): What instrumental family plays the melody first when the recorded extract continues (after the printed music)?

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Question 8 · 4 marks

Music A2 (continued): Which of the following best describes this extract? [ ] March [ ] Minuet [ ] Oratorio [ ] Waltz

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Question 19 · 2 marks

SECTION C. You will hear one extract of music, played four times with a pause between each playing. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score,…

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Question 20 · 3 marks

Music C1 (continued): Compare the music of bars 9-14 with bars 1-6, noting similarities and differences.

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Question 21 · 3 marks

Music C1 (continued): The melody is incomplete in bars 22-23. Fill in the missing notes on the stave. The rhythm has been given to help you.

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Question 22 · 2 marks

Music C1 (continued): Describe the music that is heard after bar 36.

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Question 23 · 3 marks

Music C1 (continued): Which of the following best describes this extract? [ ] March [ ] Minuet [ ] Oratorio [ ] Waltz

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Question 24 · 3 marks

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

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May–June 2024, Paper 11

Question 20 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear a theme and two variations for instruments, separated by short gaps. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and…

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May–June 2024, Paper 12

Question 22 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 22 to 28. Answer…

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May–June 2024, Paper 13

Question 17 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear a theme and two variations for instruments, separated by short gaps. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and…

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October–November 2024, Paper 11

Question 16 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 16 to 23. Answer…

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October–November 2024, Paper 12

Question 18 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 18 to 25. Answer…

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October–November 2024, Paper 13

Question 17 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 17 to 22. Answer…

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May–June 2023, Paper 11

Question 19 · 16 marks

Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert and read through questions 19 to 25. Answer the questions in this booklet.…

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May–June 2023, Paper 12

Question 19 · 16 marks

Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert and read through questions 19 to 25. Answer the questions in this booklet.…

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May–June 2023, Paper 13

Question 18 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 18 to 23. Answer…

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October–November 2023, Paper 11

Question 18 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 18 to 25. Answer…

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October–November 2023, Paper 12

Question 19 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 19 to 26. Answer…

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October–November 2023, Paper 13

Question 17 · 16 marks

Section C. Music C1: You will hear an extract for instruments. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through questions 17 to 23. Answer…

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