Edexcel GCSE Music Paper 03 June 2018 question paper

S Schwartz: Defying Gravity (from the album of the cast recording of Wicked)

Listen to the following extract which will be played three times.

Describe the dynamics at the start of the extract.

Identify the metre of the extract.

Near the start of the extract Elphaba sings ‘And if I’m flying solo’ and ‘at least I’m flying free.’

Identify one similarity and one difference in the melody of these two phrases.

similarity

After the chorus, Schwartz creates dramatic musical contrast.

Give three ways in which he does this by referring to the accompaniment, tempo and dynamics.

accompaniment

tempo

dynamics

L van Beethoven: First movement from Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor ‘Pathétique’

Listen to the following extract which will be played three times.

Name the harmonic device at the start of the extract.

Describe the melody at the start of the extract.

After the opening melody there is a passage where both hands play repeated quavers.

Describe the dynamics during this passage.

Describe the tempo and rhythm at the start of the coda.

tempo

H Purcell: Music for a While

Listen to the following extract which will be played three times.

Identify the structure of this song.

Purcell creates a sense of drama by using word painting to set the word ‘drop’.

Explain how Purcell achieves this through the use of melody and rhythm.

melody

Name the melodic interval in the vocal line between ‘Music’ and ‘music’.

Identify three features of this extract that are characteristic of the Baroque period by referring to the instrumentation, harmony, and melody.

instrumentation

harmony

melody

Afro Celt Sound System: Release (from the album `Volume 2: Release’)

You will hear two extracts, A and B.

You will hear both extracts three times in the following order: AB, AB, AB.

The melody in extract A is based on a repeated rhythmic pattern.

Identify the rhythmic pattern.

Name the musical device played by the Bodhrán.

Identify two similarities between extract A and extract B.

You should refer to musical elements.

Identify one instrument heard in extract B but not in extract A.

These extracts combine elements of African and Irish music.

Apart from instrumentation, identify two African musical features heard in either of these extracts.

J S Bach: 3rd Movement from Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major

Listen to the following extract which will be played three times.

Describe the texture at the start of the extract.

Name the instrument that has an extended solo near the start of the extract.

Describe this solo referring to rhythm, texture and tonality.

rhythm

This is the final movement of the concerto.

Identify one feature that is typical of a final movement of a concerto grosso by J S Bach.

Queen: Killer Queen (from the album ‘Sheer Heart Attack’)

Listen to the following extract which will be played four times.

Name the accompanying instrument heard first at ‘Moët et Chandon in her pretty cabinet’.

Describe the accompaniment played during this phrase.

Identify two ways in which the backing vocals are different in the chorus.

Name one studio effect heard only in the chorus.

rhythm

melody

You have been given the chord indications above the stave for bars 1 to 12.

Complete the table below by filling in the chords for bars 9 to 10.

This song fuses elements of Latin American music with West African music.

Identify two features of Latin American music heard in this extract.

At the end of the verse there is an instrumental solo.

Name the instrument playing the solo.

Describe one musical feature of the instrumental solo.

This extract is from a melancholy work song.

State one musical way in which an appropriate mood is achieved.

You will hear extracts from Area of Study 3: Music for Stage and Screen; one familiar and one unfamiliar. In order to answer the questions you should refer to the Source Booklet.

The familiar extract, Extract A: J Williams: Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner (from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)

The unfamiliar extract, Extract B: E Morricone: Love Theme (from Cinema Paradiso)

You will hear both extracts three times in the following order: familiar unfamiliar, familiar unfamiliar, familiar unfamiliar.

Star Wars is a bold, epic space adventure. Cinema Paradiso is a sad, nostalgic story of unrequited love.

Evaluate how effectively J Williams and E Morricone use orchestration and tonality to capture these different atmospheres in these two extracts.

The skeleton scores are provided in the Source Booklet.

You should use your knowledge of musical elements, contexts and language in your response.