Music Exams GRADE 4 2009Theory Paper Grade 4 2009 A Duration 2 hours ‘This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered. Write your answers on this paper ~ no others will be accepted. ‘Answers must be written clearly and neatly - otherwise marks may be lost. «1 Look at this extract from a piece by A. Roussel, which begins on the first beat of the bar, and then answer the questions below. atempo (Adagio) (a) Putin the time signature at the beginning of the melody. (b) Describe fully the bracketed melodic interval in bar 2 (e.g. major 2nd, perfect 5th). (©) Give the meaning of: atempo = (eg. bar 4) ed) (a) Name the ornament used in bar 7. (©) Write as a breve (double whole-note) an enharmonic equivalent of the last note of bar 6. (6) Add the correct rest(s) at the place marked * to complete the final bar. (© 2009 by The Associated Boar of the Royal Schools of Music 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a2 EITHER (a) Write a rhythm on one note, with time signature and bar-lines, to fit these words. Write each syllable under the note or notes to which it applies. The dance it is a great thing, a great thing to me, With candles lit and partners fit for night-long revelry. Thomas Hardy Rhythm, — Words Rhythm, — Words oR () Write a complete four-bar rhythm in § time using the given opening. gon 4 bK_———H3. Look at this extract from a piece by Frank Bridge and then answer the questions that follow. marcato —3— 2? a Allegro ben 1 pedolce e espress. 5 ————* ©copyright 1918 by Wirtop Rogers Lid (a) (Underline two words from the list below that have a similar meaning to Allegro, vif modéré animé douce (i) Give the meaning of ben marcato. (ii) Complete the following statement The triplet ( [Pf ) in bar 4 means three crotchets (quarter notes) in the time of (iv) Give the technical name (e.g. tonic, supertonic) of the first note of the melody. The key is D minor. () (Rewrite bar 5 so that it sounds at the same pitch, but using the alto clef. ‘Remember to include the key signature. (i) How many semiquavers (J6th notes) are the tied notes in bar 8 worth in total? (ii) Answer TRvE or Fatse to the following statement: ‘The music gets gradually louder from bar 3 to the end of the extract. (iv) Describe the time signature as: simple or compound duple, triple or quadruple ete. @ @ @ @ 4 @ @ @(© (i) Name two standard orchestral instruments, one string and one brass, which could play this extract so that it sounds at the same pitch. ® Brass... String .. (ii) Name the highest-sounding member of the standard orchestral woodwind family. @ (ii) Underline two instruments from the list below which are 4 @) ‘members of the standard orchestral percussion family. side drum ‘oboe trumpet cymbals ® ‘Add the correct clef and any necessary sharps or flats to these notes to make the scale a) of B major. Do not use a key signature. = = (b) Write one octave descending of the scale of F melodic minor. Do not use a key signature but putin all necessary sharp oF flat signs. Use semibreves (whole notes) and begin on the tonic. $emember to include the new a _ time signature. Karg-Elert 5 Rewrite this melody using notes of half the value. Re —= =e SSS e— SES et exec ren Chora rote fir Or, LSE. Boek Harel Wade, Sigh Kary op act (e.g. major 2nd, Hindemith, 6 Describe fully each of the numbered harmonic intervals in this ext perfect 5th). “) ® ° | @ © Copysiee 1857 SCHOTT MUSIC GubH &Co KG, Main Garman ‘renewed 5. 6) Reproduced by permission Allright mscred == = we Intervals: Q)Theory Paper Grade4 2009 B Duration 2 hours ‘This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered. TOTAL MARS Write your answers on this paper - no others will be accepted. 10 ‘Answers must be written clearly and neatly ~ otherwise marks may be lost. 1 Lookat this melody, which is from a flute concerto by C. P. E, Bach, and then answer the ® questions below. Allegro assai 1 (a) Give the meaning of Allegro assai. @ (b) Add the correct rest(s) at the place marked * to complete bar 4 ® (©) The melody begins in the key of A minor. Which form of the minor scale is used in bars 5 and 6: harmonic or melodic? ® (a) Name a minor key which uses all the notes of bars 7-10. Key: ....... minor @ (©) Rewrite bars 9-10 using notes and rests of half the value. Remember to include the new time signature. (£) Describe fully the bracketed melodic interval in bar 2 (e.g. major 3rd, perfect 4th). @ (g) -Write as a breve (double whole-note) an enharmonic equivalent of the second note of bar 5.2 EITHER (a) Write a rhythm on one note, with time signature and bar-lines, to fit these words. Write each syllable under the note or notes to which it applies. (Oh some are for the lily, and some are for the rose, But I am for the sugar-cane that in Jamaica grows. John Masefield Reproduce by kind permission of The Society of Authors 1 Liprary Representative ofthe Estate of ohn Miss Rhythm —_ — Words Rhythm - _ Words oR (b) Write a complete four-bar rhythm in time using the given opening, which begins on an upbeat Remember to complete the first whole bar. goby FA |3. Look at this extract, which is adapted from a melody by Clara Schumann, and then answer the questions that follow. fa) ) ‘Ties vit 1 (i) Give the meaning of Trés vit © (ii) Name the ornament used in bar 6. @ (iii) Draw a circle around three notes next to each other that form the tonic triad of Eb major. @ (iv) Which other key has the same key signature as Eb majOr? src en @ (i) Give the technical names (e.g. tonic, supertonic) of the two notes in bar 5 marked X and Y, Remember that the key is Eb major. x @ Y 2) (ii) Rewrite bars 3-5 an octave lower, using the bass clef. i) (iii) How many semiquavers (16th notes) are the tied notes in bar 2 worth in total? 2 104 (@) Add all necessary sharp, flat or natural signs to the notes that need them to make a (© (@) Rewrite bars 10-11 in simple time but without changing the rhythmic effect. e__) Remember to include the new time signature. a) (i) Underline one instrument from the list below which could play this melody so that it sounds at the same pitch and name the family of orchestral instruments to which it belongs. cymbals tuba clarinet double bass 2 Family: @ (iii) Name the highest-sounding member of the standard orchestral string family. @ chromatic scale beginning on the given note. (b) Write the key signature of four sharps and then one octave descending of the harmonic minor scale with that key signature, Use semibreves (whole notes), begin on the tonic and remember to include any additional sharps, flats or naturals. 9S 05 (a) Rewrite these treble clef notes at the same pitch but using the alto clef e_) (b) Rewrite these alto clef notes at the same pitch but using the bass clef. == BS 6 Describe fully each of the numbered and bracketed melodic intervals in this extract (eg, major 2nd, perfect 8ve). oes Intervals: oo. == oa ete. T f+ ¥ 27 (a) Name each of the numbered chords as tonic (1), subdominant (IV) or dominant (V). The key is D minor. etc. Chord: 0) (©) Identify these triads by naming the key and describing them as tonic (1), subdominant (IV) or dominant (V). Triad . 6Theory Paper Grade 4 2009 C Duration 2 hours ‘This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered. Write your answers on this paper ~ no others will be accepted. Answers must be written clearly and neatly - otherwise marks may be lost. 1. Look at this melody by Schumann and then answer the questions below. Affettuoso rit. (a) Give the meaning of: Affettuoso a tempo (e.g. bar 5). oon rit. (eg, bar 6) (b) Name one similarity and one difference between bar 1 and bar 5. Similarity Difference... (©) Draw a circle around four notes next to each other that form part of a chromatic scale. (d) The key of the melody is D major. ‘Which minor key uses all the notes of bar 3? (©) Rewrite bars 7-8 an octave lower, using, the bass clef. SSS u @ @ a) o @ @ @ “2 EITHER (@) Write a rhythm on one note, with time signature and bar-lines, to fit these words. ‘Write each syllable under the note or notes to which it applies. ‘The wind flapped loose, the wind was still, Shaken out dead from tree and hill. Dante Gabriel Rossetti Rhythm ———— - Words Rhythm - - Words oR (b) Write a complete four-bar rhythm in § time using the given opening. LA . | 63. This extract is from George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Look at it and then answer the questions that follow. (a) (b) ‘Meno mosso e poco scherzando Pid mosso a * 4 1 2 Rhapsody in Blue: Music by George Gershwin. Arranged by Ferd Grft {©1924 1938 (copyrights renewed) WB Music Corp. (GERSHWIN © and GEORGE GERSHWIN @ are registered trademarks of Gershwin Enterprises. RHAPSODY INBLUE™ is a trademark ofthe George Gershwin Family Tut ‘Used by permission of Alfed Musi Pubihing Ca nel ight reserved. (i) Add the correct rest(s) to complete bar 1. 2) (ii) Underline one word from the list below that has a similar meaning to Pia. moins peu plus ° (iii) The notes bracketed in bars 4 and 5 form part of the scale of C minor. Which form is used: melodic or harmonic? @ (iv) Rewrite the three notes of bar 1 so that they sound at the same pitch, but using the alto clef, Remember to include the clef sign. 4 (i) Draw a circle around three notes next to each other that form the tonic triad of C major. @ (i) Rewrite bar 2, without the ornament, in compound time but without changing the thythmic effect. Remember to include the new time signature. ® (iii) Write as a breve (double whole-note) an enharmonic equivalent of the fourth note of bar 3 (marked *). @ (iv) How many semiquavers (16th notes) are the tied notes in bars 4-5 (marked 1) worth in total? @ 16(©) (Name two standard orchestral instruments, one brass and one woodwind, which could play this music so that it sounds at the same pitch. Woodwind @ Brass (i) Which member of the standard orchestral string family normally uses the alto clef? @ (ii) Name two standard orchestral percussion instruments, one (other than piano) that produces notes of definite pitch and one that produces notes of indefinite pitch. Definite pitch Indefinite pitch... ® 4 (a) Write the key signature of five flats and then one octave ascending of the melodic 7 ‘minor scale with that key signature. Use semibreves (whole notes), begin on the ( tonic and remember to include any additional sharps, flats or naturals. == = = (b) Write one octave descending of the scale of E major. Do not use a key signature but put in all necessary sharp or flat signs. Use semibreves (whole notes) and begin on the tonic. ”5 (a) Describe fully each of the numbered and bracketed melodic intervals in this extract (eg, major 2nd, perfect Bve). Intervals: 6 (b) Describe the time signature as: simple or compound duple, triple or quadruple ... @ 6 Name each of these notes, as shown in the first answer. bho 387 (a) Name each of the numbered chords as tonic ([), subdominant (IV) or dominant (V). The key is F major. Morley ®) a CO) Chord: (1) ° (b) Write the clefs and key signatures to make the triads named below. Key: A major Gt minor C minor Triad: dominant subdominant tonic ©) ~Theory Paper Grade4 2009 S Duration 2 hours This paper contains SEVEN questions, ALL of which should be answered. Write your answers on this paper — no others will be accepted. ‘Answers must be written clearly and neatly ~ otherwise marks may be lost. 1. Look at this melody by C. P. E. Bach and then answer the questions below. Andante 1 AN ae eS (a) Give the meaning of: Andante .... @ — (eg.bar3) ® (b) Name the ornament used in bar 3. @ (©) Name a minor key in which all of the notes of bar 6 can be found. 2 (@) Rewrite bar 4 using notes and a rest of twice the value. Remember to include the new time signature. ® (©) Write as a breve (double whole-note) an enharmonic equivalent of the first note of bar 2 (marked *). @ (f) Add the correct rest(s) at the place marked | to complete the last bar. @(a) Write a rhythm on one note, with time signature and bar-lines, to fit these words. Write each syllable under the note or notes to which it applies. By the craggy hillside, through the mosses bare, They have planted thom-trees for pleasure here and there. William Allingham Rhythm Words Rhythm — Words oR (b) Write a complete four-bar rhythm in j time using the given opening, gt ds bi cy a3. This extract is from Grieg’s Peer Gynt suite. Look at it and then answer the questions that follow. Alla marcia e molto marcato 1 2 3 1 Pp sempre stace. (a) (i) Give the meaning of molto marcato @ SEMPTE so “ @ (ii) Describe fully each of the bracketed melodic intervals in bars 4 and 8 (e.g, major 2nd, perfect 5th). Bar 4 @ Bar 8 wn @ (©) (i) Rewrite bars 7-8 an octave higher, using the treble clef. e_) = ® (i) The key of the extract is B minor. Draw a circle around three notes next to each other that form the tonic triad of this key. @ (ii) Which other key has the same key signature as B minor? @ (iv) Give the number of a bar which contains two notes with different letter names that do not belong to the key of B minor. Bar @(© @ Underline two instruments from the list below, one string and one woodwind, which could play bars 5-8 of this extract so that it sounds at the same pitch. clarinet doublebass triangle — violin bassoon @ (i) Name a member of the standard orchestral brass family that normally uses the bass clef. @ (iii) Name the highest-sounding member of the standard orchestral brass family. 2 (iv) Answer TRUE or FALSE to the following statement: ‘An oboist may sometimes be asked to play ‘pizzicato’. @ 4 (a) Write the key signature of Ab major and then one octave ascending of that scale. e___ Use semibreves (whole notes) and begin on the tonic. (b) Add all necessary sharp, flat or natural signs to the notes that need them to make a chromatic scale beginning on the given note.5 (a) Rewrite these bass clef notes at the same pitch but using the alto clef. to 35a] BI (b) Rewrite these alto clef notes at the same pitch but using the treble clef. —— 6 Rewrite this melody with the notes correctly grouped (beamed).7 (a) Name each of the numbered chords as tonic (1), subdominant (IV) or dominant (V). e__) The key is Eb major. a @) Ame (adapted) o (b) Write the key signatures and triads named below. Key: B major F# minor G minor Triad: dominant subdominant : tonic ©