Set works — IGCSE Music (0410) questions by topic

Section D Set Work - Beethoven: Symphony No. 5. Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through Questions 24 to 26. What section of the movement is…

Music D1 (continued): Explain Beethoven's use of melodic material in the extract, including references to which instruments are playing.

Music D1 (continued): On the stave below, write the bracketed notes of the viola part in bars 11-12 in the treble clef.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5. Music D2: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through Questions 27 to 30. What features of the music in bars 1-21 contribute to…

Music D2 (continued): Give the precise name of the part of the exposition heard from bar 26.

Music D2 (continued): What section of the exposition begins at bar 34?

Music D2 (continued): In which year did the first performance of this symphony take place? [ ] 1770 [ ] 1792 [ ] 1808 [ ] 1827

Section D alternative Set Work - Haydn: Trumpet Concerto. Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through Questions 31 to 33. Explain precisely what…

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?

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto. Music D4: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through Questions 34 to 37. What do the violas play in bars 1-8? [ ] Alberti bass […

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.

Music D4 (continued): Which trumpeter was this concerto written for?

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

SECTION D (Set Work). Answer all the questions on one set work: either Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Questions 25 to 30) or Haydn: Trumpet Concerto (Questions 31 to 38). Beethoven:…

Music D1 (continued): Explain Beethoven's use of melodic material in the extract, including references to which instruments are playing.

Music D1 (continued): On the stave below, write the bracketed notes of the viola part in bars 10-11 in the treble clef.

Music D2 (Beethoven: Symphony No. 5): Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through Questions 28 to 30. What features of the music in…

Music D2 (continued): Give the precise name of the part of the exposition heard from bar 26.

Music D2 (continued): What section of the exposition begins at bar 34?

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, which you will…

Music D3 (continued): Comment on features of the trumpet writing in bars 1-24 which were designed to display the capabilities of the instrument Haydn was writing for.

Music D3 (continued): What is played by the timpani and horns in bars 29-32? [ ] Dominant pedal [ ] First subject [ ] Tonic pedal [ ] Second subject

Music D4 (Haydn: Trumpet Concerto): Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate insert, and read through Questions 34 to 38. What is the tempo marking of this…

Music D4 (continued): What instrument doubles the trumpet an octave higher in bars 3-4?

Music D4 (continued): On the stave below, write the first two notes of the trumpet part in bar 15 at sounding pitch. The key signature has been given.

Music D4 (continued): Describe the structure of this movement as a whole, and explain how the recorded extract fits into the structure.

Music D4 (continued): Which trumpeter was this concerto written for?

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 26…

Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 34 to 37. On the stave below, write the…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 29…

Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 36 to 38. What does the theme which is…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 24…

Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 30 to 33. On the stave below, write the…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 24…

Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 32 to 35. What do the bass instruments…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 26…

Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 32 to 35. What do the bass instruments…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 23…

Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 32 to 35. Comment on the orchestration of…

Section D — Set Work: Haydn: Symphony No. 100 in G major ('Military'), second movement Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert and read through questions 26 to…

Section D — Set Work: Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Op. 80 Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert and read through questions 33 to 37. On the stave…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Haydn: Symphony No. 100 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 26 to…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Haydn: Symphony No. 100 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 24 to…

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 32 to 36. On the stave below, write the viola part in…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Haydn: Symphony No. 100 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 26 to…

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 34 to 36. Describe the music of bars 18²–22.

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Haydn: Symphony No. 100 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 27 to…

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 35 to 37. How is the music at the start of the extract…

Section D — Set Work (answer questions on ONE set work only). Haydn: Symphony No. 100 Music D1: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 24 to…

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Music D3: Look at the skeleton score in the separate insert, and read through questions 29 to 32. Describe the accompaniment to the melody in…