History 2: Middle Ages to Classical

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1 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December 2014 Maximum Marks Confirmation Number 1 of 12 Total Marks Give the musical term for ten of the following definitions. Provide one composition title for each term chosen. Composition titles must be chosen from the specific works required for this examination. a male character in an opera, performed by a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto the second statement of the main idea of a fugue, usually heard in the dominant key the projection of a single mood or emotion through an entire composition or movement in Baroque music Italian comic opera sung throughout with no spoken dialogue a Baroque instrumental genre based on the opposition of the concertino and the ripieno a virtuosic solo passage in improvisatory style a style of text setting in which many notes are sung to each syllable a multi-movement work made up of a series of contrasting dances, generally all in the same key continued next page Copyright 2014 The Royal Conservatory Examinations

2 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of 12 Question 1 continued Latin for fixed song, borrowed material which serves as the structural basis of a new polyphonic composition a performance style in which the soloist alternates with the chorus a late 18th-century literary movement that aimed to shock, frighten, or overwhelm the audience with emotion Latin for false music, a performance practice whereby pitches are raised or lowered to avoid undesirable intervals Renaissance term for an instrumental ensemble, may be whole or broken

3 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of For four of the following, provide the composition title and fill in the blanks. Composition titles must be chosen from the specific works required for this examination. A Mass by Palestrina In which era was this work composed? Which historical event inspired this work? Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work A chanson by Machaut In which era was this work composed? What type of poetic structure is used in this work? Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work A chamber work by Schubert What are the performing forces of this work? What is the basis of the fourth movement? What is the form of the fourth movement? What is the internal form of the theme in the fourth movement? continued next page

4 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of 12 Question 2 continued A madrigal by Gesualdo In which era was this work composed? How many voices are featured in this work? Identify two examples of word painting in this madrigal. 1. Poetic image: Musical depiction: 2. Poetic image: Musical depiction: A keyboard work by Scarlatti In which era was this work composed? For which instrument was this work written? What is the form of this work? Identify two idiomatic features of the keyboard writing in this work A trouvère or troubadour chanson In which era was this work composed? What is the texture of this chanson? Identify and briefly explain two specific musical features of this work continued next page

5 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of 12 Question 2 continued A motet by Josquin In which era was this work composed? Describe the structure of the text. Identify two contrapuntal devices used in this motet Describe the harmonic language in this work.

6 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of [10] 3. a. Discuss two of the following topics. Provide examples where appropriate. i. The musical features of Gregorian chant: ii. The contributions of the Notre Dame School to the development of polyphony: continued next page

7 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of 12 iii. The musical features of the Ars Nova: Question 3 continued iv. The contributions of the Mannheim School and its impact on the development of the sonata cycle: continued next page

8 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of 12 Question 3 continued [10] b. Identify the term to which each of the following descriptions applies by placing the appropriate letter in the space provided. You will not use all of the terms. a Medieval bowed string instrument a. tabor one of the standard dances in the Baroque suite the Medieval ancestor of the trombone a musical number for three voices a small portable reed organ a large, cylindrical Medieval drum a section of the Mass Ordinary a single-line texture a tenor oboe a lively English dance in triple metre, originally associated with sailors b. Offertory c. hornpipe d. taille e. sarabande f. monophonic g. sackbut h. monody i. rebec j. estampie k. Gloria l. terzetto m. regal

9 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of [15] 4. a. Describe the significance and contributions of each of the following to the development of opera. Florentine Camerata Claudio Monteverdi Henry Purcell continued next page

10 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of 12 Christoph Willibald Gluck Question 4 continued Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [5] b. Choose one of the following operas and describe in detail the musical highlights required for this examination. Do not include a plot summary. The Coronation of Poppea Dido and Aeneas The Marriage of Figaro

11 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of [10] 5. a. Fill in the blanks for one of the following works. Cantata no. 80 Who composed this work? What are the performing forces of this work? What is the name of the Lutheran chorale on which this work is based? Who supplied the additional text for this work? What revision did Wilhelm Friedemann make to the orchestration? How many movements are in this work? What is the texture of the first movement? Which voices are the soloists in the second movement? Describe the orchestral accompaniment in the fifth movement. What is the texture of the final movement? continued next page

12 History 2: Middle Ages to Classical December of 12 The Creation Who composed this work? What is the genre of this work? Question 5 continued What are the performing forces of this work? Name one of the literary sources of the libretto. Name two types of recitative used in this work and cite the passage in which each is found Identify two examples of word painting found in this work. Provide both the poetic image and its musical depiction. First image: Musical depiction: Second image: Musical depiction: [10] b. Describe two works in detail by choosing one composition from each list. List 1 List 2 Piano Sonata in C Minor, op. 13 (first movement only) Piano Sonata in C sharp Minor, op. 27, no. 2 (first movement only) Piano Concerto in G Major, K 453 (first movement only) Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major (first movement only) Water Music, Suite in D Major, HWV 349 (Allegro and Hornpipe) Symphony No. 104 in D Major ( London ) (first movement only)

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