ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS)

General Certificate of Education

2007

Music
Assessment Unit AS 3: Part 2
Written Examination

ASP32
assessing
Module 1: Making and Responding
to Music with Understanding
[ASP32]
MONDAY 4 JUNE, AFTERNOON

TIME
1 hour 15 minutes.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided.
Answer two questions, one on the concerto and the second on your chosen area of study.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The total mark for this paper is 60, including a maximum of 6 marks for quality of written
communication.
All questions carry equal marks, i.e. 30 marks for each question.

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 Answer one question on the concerto and one question on your chosen area of study.

Compulsory area of study: The Concerto (approximately 1700–1897)

1 (a) Comment on different types of concerto composed during the Baroque period. Illustrate
your answer by referring to works you have studied.

or

(b) Identify the main musical characteristics of the concerto genre between 1700 and 1897.
Illustrate your answer by referring to works you have studied.

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 Optional area of study: Oratorio

2 (a) Choose three oratorios, each composed during a different period. Comment on the
musical style and features of each oratorio.

or

(b) Comment on the use of word-painting in oratorios you have studied.

Optional area of study: The Evolution of Jazz (approximately 1890–1929)

3 (a) Comment on blues features in jazz of the period up to 1929. Illustrate your answer by
referring to specific recordings.

or

(b) Comment on ways in which jazz changed and developed during the period up to 1929.
Illustrate your answer by referring to specific recordings.

Optional area of study: Folk Traditions of Ireland and Scotland

4 (a) Comment on characteristic features of melody, rhythm and structure in Irish folk
music. Illustrate your answer by referring to specific examples.

or

(b) Comment on the use of ornamentation as a feature of the folk music traditions of Ireland
and Scotland. Illustrate your answer by referring to specific examples.

THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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