Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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MUSIC 0410/11
Paper 1 Listening October/November 2019
Approx. 1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs, music or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions in Sections A, B and C. In Section D, answer all the questions on the one set work you
have studied.

In the Insert, you will find the skeleton scores for Music C1 and your chosen set work in Section D.

For each question, tick (3) one of the boxes to show the most appropriate answer, or write your answer 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. Write your answers in this Question Paper
booklet.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This syllabus is regulated for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 16 printed pages and 1 Insert.

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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 from a piece for voices and instruments. The words are printed below. Read
through questions 1 to 4.

1 “Come, if you dare” our trumpets sound,

2 “Come, if you dare” the foes rebound,
3 “We come, we come, we come, we come”
4 Says the double, double, double beat of the thund’ring drum.

[Words repeat, then extract continues]

1 (a) What type of voice is heard first?

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(b) Which of the following describes the melodic shape at the beginning of lines 1 and 2?

Ascending steps then a descending leap of a fifth

Ascending steps then a descending leap of an octave

Descending steps then an ascending leap of a fifth

Descending steps then an ascending leap of an octave [1]

2 How many beats are there in each bar?

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3 How is the music different when the words are repeated after line 4?

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4 (a) When was this music written?

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(b) Give two reasons for your answer.

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Music A2

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

b 4 œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™
& b bbb 4 œ
œ
œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Extract continues...

5 Four different versions of the printed melody are heard (before a completely new melody is heard).
Complete the table below, referring to any features of the melody or its accompaniment.

Melody Description

The clarinets and bassoons play the printed melody in harmony, quietly and
1st time
staccato.

2nd time ..........................................................................................................................

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3rd time Flutes and piccolos play a decorated melody in a high register, accompanied
by a syncopated horn.

4th time ..........................................................................................................................

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[4]

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6 (a) When was this music written?

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(b) Give two reasons for your answer.

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(c) Who composed it?

Bach

Debussy

Mozart

Tchaikovsky [1]

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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 from a piece for instruments. Read through questions 7 to 9.

7 The extract begins with a duet for two similar instruments. Name the instrument.

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8 How is the second half of the extract different from the first? (You may wish to consider melody,
instrumentation, texture and/or metre in your answer.)

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9 Where does this music come from?

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Music B2

You will hear an extract from a piece for voices and instruments. Read through questions 10 to 12.

10 Describe how the voices are used.

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11 (a) What type of instruments are heard?

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(b) Describe the music they play.

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12 Where does this music come from?

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Music B3 (World Focus: China)

You will hear three passages from a piece of Jiangnan Sizhu music, separated by short gaps. Read
through questions 13 to 18.

13 What type of scale is heard in the first passage?

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14 What is the role of the percussion in the first passage?

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15 Name one wind instrument and one string instrument heard in the extract.

Wind instrument: ..................................................................

String instrument: .................................................................

[2]

16 Explain how the tempo and metre of the music in this extract is typical of Jiangnan Sizhu music.

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17 Why are ensembles like this called ‘sizhu’ (‘silk and bamboo’)?

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18 Where did Jiangnan Sizhu music develop?

Beijing

Guangzhou

Hong Kong

Shanghai [1]

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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 19 to 26. Answer the questions in this booklet.

19 Which feature is heard in the accompaniment in bars 15–20?

Alberti bass

Dominant pedal

Ground bass

Tonic pedal [1]

20 Name the bracketed interval in bar 24.

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21 (a) What key is the music in from bar 36 onwards?

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

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22 The melody is incomplete in bars 38–39. Fill in the missing notes on the stave below. The rhythm
has been given to help you.

[3]

23 What ornament is heard in bar 50?

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24 How is the music (marked with a bracket) in bars 513–522 used in bars 523–552? (The same
passage is heard in bars 583–622.)

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25 (a) What type of piece is this?

Minuet and Trio

Sonata

String quartet

Symphony [1]

(b) Give a reason for your answer.

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26 (a) When was this music written?

............................................................... [1]

(b) Who composed it?

Brahms

Handel

Haydn

Prokofiev [1]

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SECTION D [16 marks]

Set Work

Answer all the questions on one set work:

either Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony (questions 27 to 33)
or Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (questions 34 to 42).

Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony

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

Music D1

Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate Insert, and read through questions 27
to 30.

27 (a) On the stave below, write the first two notes of the clarinet part in bar 3 at sounding pitch. The
key signature has been given.

&
[2]

(b) The clarinet is marked leggiero in bar 2. What does this mean?

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28 (a) From which section of the movement is this extract taken?

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(b) Which theme is heard in bars 2–4?

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29 (a) At bar 18 a new theme is heard. Which Italian folk dance may Mendelssohn be referring to
with this theme?

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(b) What is the key of the music at bar 18?

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30 Why might the key of the movement from which this extract is taken be considered unusual?

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Music D2

Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate Insert, and read through questions 31
to 33.

31 (a) What section of the movement is the extract?

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(b) Explain how bars 1–11 of the extract use material from the start of the movement.

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32 Mendelssohn may have had a religious procession in mind when composing this music. What
might be happening in the procession in bars 9–18 and how does the music suggest this?

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33 What is the tempo marking at the start of the movement from which this extract is taken?

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Mozart: Clarinet 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 find in the separate Insert, and read through questions 34
to 38.

34 On the stave below, write the last two notes of the clarinet part in bar 1 at sounding pitch. The key
signature has been given.

[2]

35 What name is given to the low register used by the clarinet in bar 18?

Altissimo

Chalumeau

Clarino

Contralto [1]

36 Name the key and cadence in bars 22–23.

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

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

37 (a) What section of the movement is this?

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(b) What is its function in the overall structure?

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38 In which year was this concerto composed and first performed?

1756

1782

1791

1812 [1]

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Music D4

Look at the skeleton score, which you will find in the separate Insert, and read through questions 39
to 42.

39 What is the tempo marking of the movement?

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40 (a) This extract is the second time the first subject is played in the solo exposition. How is the
music of bars 1–5 different from the first time the first subject is played in the solo exposition
(before the recorded extract)?

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(b) Which word describes how the theme is played in these bars?

Cadenza

Imitation

Inversion

Unison [1]

41 What does the clarinet play in bars 7–10?

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42 Describe the clarinet writing from bar 11 to the end of the extract.

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