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MUSIC 0410/12
Paper 1 Listening October/November 2020

Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: Insert (enclosed)

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions in Sections A, B and C.
● For each question, tick (3) one of the boxes to show the most appropriate answer, or write your answer
in the space provided.
● Section D: answer all questions on the one Set Work you have studied, in the space provided.
● There will be time for you to look at the questions before you hear each extract of music. You may find it
helpful to make notes on the music as you listen.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use an HB pencil for any music.
● The insert contains the scores for Music C1 and your chosen Set Work in Section D.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 70.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 16 pages. Blank pages are indicated.

DC (MB) 207024
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SECTION A [16 marks]

You will hear two examples of music, selected from the Baroque, Classical or Romantic periods or the
Twentieth Century.

Each extract will be played four times, with a pause between each playing.

Music A1

You will hear an extract of music for voices and instruments. The words of the first verse are printed
below. Read through questions 1 to 5.

1 Good morning, good morning,

2 We’ve talked the whole night through,
3 Good morning, good morning to you.

4 Good morning, good morning,

5 It’s great to stay up late,
6 Good morning, good morning to you.

7 When the band began to play the stars were shining bright,
8 And now the milkman’s on his way
9 It’s too late to say good night.

10 So, good morning, good morning,

11 Sunbeams will soon smile through,
12 Good morning, good morning to you (and you and you and you).

[Singing continues with verse 2]

1 Which of the following best describes the melodic shape of line 1?

Starts with an ascending interval then moves by step

Starts with an ascending interval then moves in leaps

Starts with a descending interval then moves by step

Starts with a descending interval then moves in leaps [1]

2 How many beats are there in each bar?

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3 Which of the following best shows the musical structure of the first verse? (Lines 1–3 are ‘A’.)

AABA

AABB

ABAB

ABBA [1]

4 Briefly describe the main ways in which the music of the second verse is different.

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5 (a) What genre is this?

Minuet

Musical

Opera

Oratorio [1]

(b) Give two reasons for your answer.

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Music A2

You will hear an extract of music for instruments. Look at the skeleton score and read through questions
6 to 9.

6 What would be a suitable Italian tempo marking for this music?

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7 What instrument plays the printed melody?

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8 (a) In which bars do additional instruments enter?

4 and 8

4 and 9

5 and 8

5 and 9 [1]

(b) How is the music which these instruments play related to the printed melody?

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9 (a) When was this music written?

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(b) Give two reasons for your answer.

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SECTION B [22 marks]

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 extract of music for instruments. Look at the skeleton score and read through questions
10 to 11.

10 Describe how the printed passage is used as the extract progresses. Comment on similarities and
differences in your answer.

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11 (a) What name is given to this type of ensemble?

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(b) Where does this music come from?

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Music B2

You will hear an extract of music for instruments. Read through questions 12 to 13.

12 Complete the table below to show what is played by each family of instruments. One section has
been completed for you.

Family Music

Percussion A small drum plays repeated fast notes which lead to a low note played
on a bigger and lower drum.

Wind ...................................................................................................................

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String ...................................................................................................................

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[3]

13 (a) Where does this music come from?

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(b) Apart from the instruments that are used, what features of the extract are typical of this type
of music?

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Music B3 (World Focus: Arabic Music)

You will hear two passages from an extract of Egyptian Shaabi music, separated by a short gap. Read
through questions 14 to 17.

14 (a) In the first passage, what name is given to this section of a Shaabi song?

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(b) What features of the first passage are typical of this section of a Shaabi song?

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15 What features of the second passage are typical of Shaabi music?

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16 What does Shaabi mean?

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17 (a) When did Shaabi music first develop?

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s [1]

(b) How was the music spread to its listeners at this time?

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SECTION C [16 marks]

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 a piece of instrumental music. Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the
separate Insert, and read through questions 18 to 24. Answer the questions in this booklet.

18 The melody is incomplete in bars 7–8. Fill in the missing notes on the stave below. The rhythm
has been given to help you. (The same melody is heard in bars 81–82.)

[3]

19 What scale is heard in bars 27–28?

Chromatic

Major

Minor

Whole tone [1]

20 (a) What is the key of the music in bars 37– 48?

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(b) What is the relationship of this key to the tonic key of the extract?

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(c) What cadence is heard in bar 48?

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21 Apart from the key, how does the music in bars 37– 66 contrast with bars 1–36?

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22 Name the bracketed interval in bar 87.

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23 Briefly describe the structure of the extract, referring to bar numbers in your answer.

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24 (a) When was this music written?

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(b) Give two reasons for your answer.

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SECTION D [16 marks]

Set Work

Answer all the questions on one set work:

either Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 (questions 25 to 34)
or Rossini: William Tell Overture (questions 35 to 43).

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21

You will hear two extracts. Each extract will be played twice, with a pause between each playing.

Music D1

Look at the skeleton score in the Insert, and read through questions 25 to 28.

25 (a) What section of the movement begins at bar 1?

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(b) The start of this extract is nearly identical to music played earlier in the movement (before the
recorded extract). What has been added in bars 9–10?

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26 Compare the music of bars 12–19 with the beginning of the extract.

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27 On the stave below, write the first two notes of the viola part in bar 20 in the treble clef.

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28 The opening theme of the extract is heard again from bar 22. How is it different from bars 1–4?

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Music D2

Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate Insert, and read through questions 29
to 34.

29 Which theme is heard at the start of the extract?

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30 Name the key and cadence in bars 16–17.

Key: ..............................................................

Cadence: ...................................................... [2]

31 Which section of the movement begins in bar 18?

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32 What is played by the piano from bar 27?

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33 Which harmonic device is used from bars 33– 44?

Circle of fifths

Dominant pedal

Tonic pedal

Suspensions [1]

34 Describe two ways in which Mozart’s piano used in the première differs from pianos today.

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Rossini: William Tell Overture

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 find in the separate Insert, and read through questions 35
to 39.

35 Describe the texture and orchestration of bars 1–10.

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36 (a) What is the key at the beginning of the extract?

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(b) How does the key change in bar 17?

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37 (a) What instrument plays for the first time in bars 22–23?

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(b) What does its music represent?

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38 The melody of bars 28–31 is the same as bars 17–20. What is different in these bars?

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39 What does the music in this section of the overture represent?

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Music D4

Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate Insert, and read through questions 40
to 43.

40 Complete the table below: add the missing instrument and show what the different instruments
play in bars 1–10.

Instrument Music

The printed main melody

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Flute ................................................................................................................

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Horns and bassoons ................................................................................................................

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Strings ................................................................................................................

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[4]

41 On the stave below, write both clarinet parts in bar 16 at sounding pitch. The key signature has
been given.

[2]

42 Describe the harmony in bars 16–24.

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43 What is played next in the overture, immediately after the recorded extract?

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