IGCSE Music (0978) — May–June 2025, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 2 marks · Listening – describing music (Western traditions)

Describe the music of the piano introduction.

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Question 2 · 1 mark · Listening – melody and pitch

Which of the following describes the melodic shape of line 1? A Starts with an ascending octave, then moves in leaps B Starts with an ascending octave, then moves by step C Starts…

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Question 3 · 2 marks · Listening – describing music (Western traditions)

In what ways is the music of the chorus different from verse 1?

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Question 4 · 2 marks · Listening – describing music (Western traditions)

Compare the music of verse 2 with verse 1.

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Question 5 · 1 mark · Listening – styles and genres

What style of music has influenced this piece? A Impressionism B Jazz C Minimalism D Neo-classicism

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Question 6 · 1 mark · Listening – keys and tonality

What is the key of the printed melody?

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Question 7 · 2 marks · Listening – texture and accompaniment

Describe the accompaniment in bars 1-6.

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Question 8 · 3 marks · Listening – describing music (Western traditions)

Describe the music which follows the printed passage, explaining how it is different from bars 1-8.

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Question 9 · 2 marks · Listening – historical periods

When was this music written? A Baroque B Classical C Romantic D Since 1900

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Question 10 · 1 mark · World music – instruments

Name the melody instrument which plays before the voices start singing.

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Question 11 · 5 marks · World music – cultural context

Where does this music come from?

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Question 12 · 3 marks · World music – instruments

What instrument plays the printed melody?

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Question 13 · 2 marks · World music – describing music

How is the music which follows the printed passage different?

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Question 14 · 1 mark · World music – cultural context

Where does this music come from?

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Question 15 · 5 marks · World music – Chinese music (instruments)

Name the woodwind instrument which plays the melody in the first passage.

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Question 16 · 3 marks · World music – Chinese music (Jiangnan sizhu)

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

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Question 17 · 2 marks · World music – Chinese music (cultural context)

Briefly describe the context in which Jiangnan Sizhu music is typically performed.

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Question 18 · 1 mark · Listening – tempo and Italian terms

Suggest a suitable Italian tempo marking for this music.

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Question 19 · 1 mark · Listening – compositional devices

What compositional device is used in bar 11 and bar 68?

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Question 20 · 2 marks · Listening – keys and tonality

What key is the music in at bar 25?

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Question 21 · 1 mark · Listening – instruments and timbre

What instrument plays the melody in bars 27^3-34?

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Question 22 · 3 marks · Listening – melodic dictation

The melody is incomplete in bar 47. Fill in the missing notes on the stave below. The rhythm has been given to help you. [Melodic dictation / completion task — marked on accuracy…

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Question 23 · 2 marks · Listening – intervals

Name the bracketed interval in bar 53.

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Question 24 · 2 marks · Listening – structure and form

Briefly explain the structure of the extract, referring to bar numbers.

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Question 25 · 4 marks · Listening – historical periods

When was this music written? A Baroque B Classical C Romantic D Since 1900

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Question 26 · 4 marks · Set Work – Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Bars 0^3-27 repeat the opening theme of the movement. How has Beethoven changed the music of the opening theme in bars 0^3-9^2?

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Question 27 · 2 marks · Set Work – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (structure)

What is the structure of this movement as a whole?

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Question 28 · 1 mark · Set Work – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (tonality)

Name the key at bar 28.

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Question 29 · 1 mark · Set Work – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (context)

In which year did the first performance of this symphony take place? A 1770 B 1792 C 1808 D 1827

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Question 30 · 4 marks · Set Work – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (structure)

What section of the movement is the printed music from?

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Question 31 · 2 marks · Set Work – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (notation / clefs)

On the stave below, write the bracketed notes of the viola part in bar 18 in the treble clef. [Notation task — the viola part is printed in the alto clef in the insert; candidates…

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Question 32 · 2 marks · Set Work – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (thematic material)

What thematic material is heard after the printed music?

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Question 33 · 2 marks · Set Work – Haydn Trumpet Concerto

Explain precisely what is played in bars 4^2-5^1.

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Question 34 · 3 marks · Set Work – Haydn Trumpet Concerto (structure)

What section of the solo exposition begins in bar 24?

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Question 35 · 3 marks · Set Work – Haydn Trumpet Concerto (the keyed trumpet)

What was different about the construction of the trumpet Haydn wrote this concerto for, compared with other trumpets at this time?

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Question 36 · 1 mark · Set Work – Haydn Trumpet Concerto (texture)

What do the violas play in bars 1-8? A Alberti bass B Dominant pedal C Main melody D Tonic pedal

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Question 37 · 4 marks · Set Work – Haydn Trumpet Concerto (structure)

What section of the orchestral exposition starts in bar 27?

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Question 38 · 2 marks · Set Work – Haydn Trumpet Concerto (transposition)

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. [Transposition task — the trumpet in E flat…

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Question 39 · 1 mark · Set Work – Haydn Trumpet Concerto (structure)

What is heard next in the movement (after the recorded extract)? A Codetta B Development C Recapitulation D Transition

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