The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Theory of Music Examinations GRADE 5 oDeory Paper Grade 5 1995 A ition 2 hours didates should answer ALL questions, e your answers on this paper — no others will be accepted. wers must be written clearly and neatly — otherwise marks may be lost. dd a time signature at each place marked * in the following two passages. w Iso add rests to complete the final bars. ce Presto fe i, Borodin, Prince Igor >—_ >—_ RESTS f tun poco pesante Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade + simile . 2write the following in short score, beginning as shown. (Eiccnaia) (Cari, "O come, all ye faithful! ) Describe fully each of the following intervals. terval aon ) In which one scale are they all found? S by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music+ These are notes sounded by trumpet in Bb. Write them out for the player to read. The +interval of transposition is a major 2nd up. Do not use a key signature, but take care to include all necessary accidentals. Wilton, Bacar Fe = —_. cia iL © Oxford Universty Pres reprinted by pemisen (@) Indicate a suitable chord under each of the notes marked *. (Gettuitie) Use 1, If, IV or V, or any other recognised method of notation. (b) Describe each of the chords numbered (1), (2) and (3) as I, I, IV or V. Also indicate whether the root (a), third (b) or fifth (c) of the chord is in the bass. (c) Undemeath the music write $ § at the place where this progression occurs. ~ * i e) 3) "The Ploughboy’ (traditional) —— Chord (2) (3). EITHER: (@) Write a melody for violin, flute or oboe, using the given opening. Add marks of tempo and expression, and other performance directions appropriate for the instrument chosen. The complete melody should not be more than 8 bars long. Instrument for which the melody is written, SaarSs= = oR (b) Compose a melody for the following words. Write each syllable under the note or notes to which it is to be sung. The slender hairs cast shadows, though but small, And bees have stings, although they be not great. Edward Dyerere are the parts for flutes, clarinets (at concert pitch) and bassoons, taken from part of the last movement Beethoven's Symphony No.9 (‘Choral’). The parts for trombones, cellos and voices are not shown. udy the passage and then answer the questions below. Adagio ma non troppo, ma divoto 1 2 flutes 2 clarinets 2 bassoons rr r ) (i) What is the key at the end? eee (i) Give the meaning of Adagio ma non troppo. (iii) Describe fully the interval between: the bassoons in bar 5, first beat... the clarinets in bar 4, second beat (iv) Describe the time signature as simple or compound; uple, triple or quadruple. ) @ in which form of the minor scale are all the notes of the flute part to be found? (aeeeeetet Gi)_In which two separate bars are the intervals of both major and minor 3rd to be found between the two clarinets? Bars ........ and .. (iii) Name the three chords in bar 8: 4 2 ) (Which instrument of the standard orchestral woodwind does not play in this extract? (i) Name two other orchestral instruments from the standard orchestral brass section, apart from the trombone. wo and . (ii) The clarinets are pitched in A in the original score. Write out the notes they would read in bar 8. The interval of transposition is a minor 3rd up. 5“heory Paper Grade 5 1995 B uration 2 hours andidates should answer ALL questions. ‘rite your answers on this paper — no others will be accepted. nswers must be written clearly and neatly — otherwise marks may be lost. Complete the time signature in each of the following. Also add a rest or rests at each of the places marked * to make a complete bar. * Holst, Hypo us @ f a * Kenneth Leighton, Columba Mea @ == | if es seseuer se ve ©Novello & Co. Ud reprinted’ by permission Name the key of the following: a Bee Elgar, Violin Concerto E> SSS]. Rewrite it with the correct key signature, using the treble clef but keeping the sound the see, Remember to leave out any sharp signs that are no longer needed. Write the named intervals above each note of the given alto part, to make a soprano mo. Use sme ym r F minor 3rd major 6th diminished 12th major 3rd perfect octaveWrite out at concert pitch the following melody, written for cor anglais. The interval of (a transposition is a perfect fifth down. Use the correct key signature of the new key. Wagner, Triston and lode ef Ee Eee f a, f (a) Indicate a suitable chord under each of the notes marked *. (Gage Use I, Il, IV or V, or any other recognised method of notation. (b) Describe each of the chords numbered (1), (2) and (3) as I, I, IV or V. Also indicate whether the root (a), third (b) or fifth (c) of the chord is in the bass. (©) Underneath the music write § 3at the place where this progression occurs. "The Lass of Richmond Hill (traditional) * _—_ @ @) ~ Chord ss i (1) esse (2) 0B) ree EITHER {@) Write a melody for bassoon, trombone or double bass, using the given opening. Add 3 marks of tempo and expression, and other performance directions appropriate for the instrument chosen. The complete melody should not be more than 8 bars long, Instrument for which the melody is written. ... SS See OR b) Compose a melody for the following words. Write each syllable under the note or Rotes to which it is to be sung. There was a little man, and he had a little wife, And he loved her as dear as he loved his life. FolksongHere is the opening of the Rondo, K.511, for piano, by Mozart. ‘Look at it and then answer the questions below. Andante 1 <= 2 rer (2) @) What is the key of the passage? . (ii) Mark § § under the music where this progression occurs. (ii) Name the chord marked * in bar 3. (iv) Draw — in the music over part of an ascending chromatic scale, beginning, on the tonic and ending on the dominant. (¥) Draw —— over a descending minor scale. Which form of minor is it? (©) (i) Give the number of a bar in which there is: a decorated version of the melody in bar 2. Bar .. the interval of a minor 6th between successive melody notes. Bar .. the interval of a minor 9th (compound minor 2nd) sounding between a bass note and a melody note. Bar (i) Name the ornament found in: Bar 5 ©) @ Describe the time signature as simple or compound; duple, triple or quadruple. (a) Name two orchestral woodwind instruments which could effectively play the melody. and i iii) Which two bars of the hass line could not be played by violins? Bats suse ANd soso. (iv) Write an enharmonic equivalent of the first note in the right hand in bar 2. —— . Bar 7‘heory Paper Grade 5 1995 C uration 2 hours andidates should answer ALL questions. ‘rite your answers on this paper — no others will be accepted. nswers must be written clearly and neatly — otherwise marks may be lost. ‘Add the key signature of G minor at the beginning of each line of the following, and the time signature for the first bar of the music. Also add a new time signature at each place where the time changes. Peter Warlock, ‘Sleep’ r3a © Oxfotd University Press reprinted by permission Rewrite this cello part in the tenor clef throughout, to sound at the same pitch. R. Strauss, Don Juan za e © Copyright 1889 by Josef Aibl Musikverlag 6 Cipshient aesigaed 624 to CE Fees Reproduced by permission of Peters Edition Ltd, Londr-—~ Describe fully each of the numbered intervals. JS. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part I, Prelude No.2 2 3 a 5 Interval 1 ..Write the key signature of Eb minor, and the melodic minor scale ascending and descending. Use a 4-bar rhythm of your own choice in § time. ‘a) Describe each of the chords numbered (1), (2) and (3) as I, II, IV or V. Also indicate whether the vot (a), third (b) or fifth (c) of the chord is in the bass. 'b) Indicate a suitable chord under each of the notes marked *. Use I, II, IV or V, or any other recognised method of notation. 4 Hyma tune, Cwm! ar a) @) 8) ns Chord (1) rns (2) ITHER a) Write a melody for clarinet or trumpet, using the given opening. Add marks of tempo (Eaeeie) and expression, and other performance directions appropriate for the instrument chosen. The complete melody should not be more than 8 bars long. Instrument for which the melody is written. R 2) Compose a melody for the following words. Write each syllable under the note or notes to which it is to be sung. A truth that's told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent. Blake 10Here is the opening of the second movement of Haydn's String Quartet, Op.74 No.3, shown in short score. Look at it and then answer the questions below. Largo assai 2 ten a ten. Violins 9 Viola Cello (@) (i) Draw the clef normally used by the viola. (ii) Give the meaning of each of the following: Largo assai ten. (bar 2) (iii) What key does the passage start i (iv) What key does the passage end in? () @ Give a full description of the interval between the violins: a on the third beat of bar 5 nua C on the first beat of bar 6 on the last beat of bar 8 (ii) What do bars 1-2 and 3-4 have in common? .. (iii) What is different between bars 1-2 and 3-4? (©) (i) Give the number of a bar in which one of the violins plays two notes at the same time. Bar .. (i) Which bowed orchestral string instrument does not play in this passage? .. (ii) Name two orchestral instruments, one woodwind, one brass, which could play the cello part of bars 1-4, (iv) Name a woodwind instrument which could play the second ‘violin part. .. and uw‘heory Paper Grade 5 1995 S uration 2 hours andidates should answer ALL questions. ‘rite your answers on this paper — no others will be accepted. aswers must be written clearly and neatly — otherwise marks may be lost. (a) Rewrite the following from bar 2, adding the missing bar-lines and correcting the grouping of notes where neces Haydn, Keyboard Sonata, Hob XVI = sé Adagio PS 2 3 n {235 : ‘ ESS a ‘b) Name the ornament in the last bar. c) What is the key of the first two bars of the music? dewrite this melody an octave lower using the tenor le Vrite the named intervals and triads in the key of Cf minor, using notes from the armonic form of the scale. Do not use a key signature. =] _ 5 = Ee major 3rd perfect 12th augmented 4th dominant triad subdominant triad 124 Write out at concert pitch the following melody written for clarinet in A. The interval of C transposition is a minor 3rd down. Do not use a key signature, but take care to include all necessary accidentals. Mozart, Symphony K.385 ete = 5 (a) Describe each of the chords numbered (1), (2) and (3) as I, I IV ot V. Also indicate euIUy whether the root (a), third (b) or fifth (c) of the chord is in the bass. (©) Indicate a suitable chord under each of the notes marked (4), (6) and (6). Use I, Il, IV or V, or any other recognised method of notation Welsh Traditional, ‘All through the Night” q) 2 @) @ 6) © Chord (1)... Q). 3). A) css BY enna 6). EITHER = (@) Write a melody for cello, bassoon or trombone, using the given opening. Add marks of tempo and expression, and other performance directions appropriate for the instrument chosen. The complete melody should not be more than 8 bars long Instrument for which the melody is written. 2S = - OR (b) Compose a melody for the following words. Write each syllable under the note or notes to which it is to be sung. The bud is on the bough again, The leaf is on the tree. Charles Jef 13Here is the opening of a vocal trio from Mendelssohn's Elijah, Look at it and then answer the questions below Andante con moto 2=100 3 = f§ 1 2 Ist Soprano Ind Soprano Eh Bineens © HH Ginteyes| to GE mmmsctcnnfewecom » chk Alto == f S—— ? > Lift thine eyes, O lift thine eyes to the moun-tains, whence com - eth, whence — 6 7 com - eth, whence Goeth help. etc com = eth, whencecom - eth help. a) (i) Add the time signature on each stave at the beginning. (ii) Give the meaning of each of the following: con moto VW (bar 2) ii) The key is D major. Give the technical names (tonic, supertonic etc.) of the following notes in the first soprano part: the first note of bar 2 is the the first note of bar 3 is the >) (i) Underneath the alto part mark with Ic (or If) the three places where this chord is used. Gi) Which complete sung word lasts for the shortest time in performance? .. (ii) What is the difference between a soprano and an alto voice? }) @) Write an enharmonic equivalent of the first note —= a of the second soprano part. (ii) Describe fully the interval between the alto and the first soprano in bar 4, first beat. - (iii) Rewrite the alto part of bars 5-8 in the alto clef. Leave out the words. te bars 6 7 8 (iv) Name a woodwind instrument that could play the first Soprano part. .. 1a England by Caligravng Limited Thetford Norfolk 4 rose