ISC Class 12 Specimen Paper 2022 Western Music Semester 1

ISC SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION
SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
WESTERN MUSIC
PAPER 1
(THEORY)
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Maximum Marks: 70
Time allowed: One and a half hours
(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.)
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY
The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].
Each question / subpart of a question carries one mark.
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Select the correct option for each of the following questions.
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Choose the correct option to complete the four-bar melody.
1

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Choose the melody that would suit the given lyrics.
2
Sing a Song of Six Pence, a Pocket Full of Rye.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

The image given below is a 4 – part choir which comes at the end of a motet, Ave Verum, by
Mozart. Based on the image, choose the correct option to answer the questions from number
3 - 12.

3 What does SATB mean?

(a) Saxophone, Accordion, Trumpet, Bassoon

(b) Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

(c) Scherzando, Allegro, Tanto, Brio

(d) Saxophone, Alto, Tanto, Bass

4 Which of the notes, shown in the image, are not a part of the key signature?

(a) B flat, D sharp, G sharp

(b) A, C sharp, G natural

(c) D natural, F sharp, B

(d) C sharp, F sharp, B flat

5 Which is the largest harmonic interval between the two upper voices?

(a) Major 6th

(b) Perfect 8th

(c) Minor 7th

(d) Diminished 5th

6 Which is the smallest harmonic interval between the two lower voices?

(a) Minor second

(b) Minor third

(c) Major second
(d) Major third

7 Name the chords above the bass notes marked - (i) (ii) (iii).

(a) C, G, A

(b) F sharp, B, A

(c) D, G, D

(d) B, F sharp, C sharp

8 Which note is sung in unison by two of the voices?

(a) D

(b) C

(c) E

(d) F sharp

9 Name two orchestral instruments that can play the bass part.

(a) Tuba, cello

(b) Trumpet, clarinet

(c) Violin, viola

(d) Horn, flute

10 The curved line in bars 1 to 2 is:

(a) Slur

(b) Tie

(c) Accent

(d) Soft

11 The curved line in bar 3 is:

(a) Tie

(b) Slur

(c) Accent
(d) Soft

12 The key signature of the image is:

(a) G major

(b) F major

(c) D major

(d) A minor

Choose the correct option to answer the following questions.

13 In which year was Beethoven born?

(a) 1760

(b) 1770

(c) 1775

(d) 1773

14 How many movements does the Symphony number 2 have?

(a) 4 movements

(b) 2 movements

(c) 3 movements

(d) 5 movements

15 When was Symphony number 2 written?

(a) 1815 – 1816

(b) 1801 – 1802

(c) 1840 – 1841

(d) 1803 – 1805

16 To whom was Symphony number 2 dedicated?

(a) Prince Lichnowsky

(b) Prince Kinsky

(c) Prince Razumovsky

(d) Emperor Latchsky

17 The Symphony number 2 was composed while Beethoven was in:

(a) Prague

(b) Bonn

(c) Heiligenstadt

(d) Nuremberg

18 What was his physical condition while composing the Symphony number 2?

(a) His eyesight was failing

(b) His deafness was becoming more pronounced

(c) He was having difficulty with his memory

(d) He was suffering from severe arthritis

19 In place of the standard Minuet which movements did Beethoven use?

(a) A sonata

(b) Allegro con brio

(c) Scherzo

(d) Candence

20 Beethoven’s second Symphony is scored for which of the following?

(a) Strings, flauti, oboi, timpani, corni, trombe

(b) Strings, flauti, oboi, clarinetti, corni, trombe

(c) Strings, flauti, oboi, corni, clarinetti, trombe, timpani, fagotti

(d) Strings, flauti, oboi, timpani, trombe

21 In Beethoven’s fourth movement second Symphony is:

(a) ADAGIO

(b) Allegro molto

(c) Andante

(d) Andantino

22 The fourth movement of Beethoven’s second Symphony is in which key?

(a) A major

(b) D major

(c) F major

(d) G major

23 The initial presentation of the thematic material of the musical composition is called:

(a) The recapitulation

(b) The development

(c) The exposition

(d) The coda

24 Just before the development in Beethoven’s second Symphony there is a ________.

(a) Prelude

(b) Codetta

(c) Grand piano duo

(d) Interlude

25 The recapitulation in Symphony number 2 ends in a _____________.

(a) Coda

(b) Interlude

(c) Scherzo

(d) Da capo

26 The longest symphonic slow movement that was composed by Beethoven is in:

(a) The third movement

(b) The second movement

(c) The fourth movement

(d) The first movement

27 The third movement in the Symphony number 2 is a:

(a) Melodious string quartet

(b) Melodious oboe and bassoon quartet

(c) Melodious flute and clarinet quartet

(d) Melodious violin and viola duet

28 The fourth movements Beethoven’s Symphony number 2 is composed of _________.

(a) Melodious quartets

(b) Rapid string passages

(c) A piano trio

(d) A violin solo

29 When is Timpani played in Beethoven’s second Symphony?

(a) 1st, 2nd, 3rd movements

(b) 2nd, 3rd, 4th movements

(c) 1st, 3rd, 4th movements

(d) 1st, 2nd, 4th movements

30 The first movement in Beethoven’s second Symphony is:

(a) Un poco sostenuto – Allegro

(b) Allegretto e grazios

(c) Adagio Molto – Allegro con brio

(d) Vivace

31 In Beethoven’s second Symphony, the first movement is in the key of:

(a) F major

(b) A major

(c) D major

(d) G major

32 In Beethoven’s second Symphony, the second movement is:

(a) Adagio

(b) Allegro non tropo

(c) Larghetto

(d) Allegretto

33 The second movement, in Beethoven’s second Symphony, is in the key of ________.

(a) F major

(b) A major

(c) D major

(d) G major

34 In Beethoven’s second Symphony, the third movement is:

(a) Minuet -Moderato

(b) Scherzo Allegro Trio

(c) Allegretto & grazioso

(d) Allegro non troppo

35 In Beethoven’s second Symphony, the third movement is in the key of:

(a) F major

(b) A major

(c) D major

(d) G major

36 In the first movement, 11th bar, the key changes from D major to _________.

(a) A major

(b) Bb major

(c) G major

(d) C major

37 The theme then modulates to another key:

(a) B minor

(b) C minor

(c) A minor

(d) G minor

Give the meaning of the following performance directions used in Beethoven’s Symphony
number 2.
38 Ff

(a) Fugue

(b) Forte

(c) Fortissimo

(d) Fine’

39 P

(a) Presto

(b) Piano

(c) Piu

(d) Plucked

40 Cresc

(a) Central

(b) Cease

(c) Crescendo

(d) Calculated

41 Sf

(a) Sophisticated

(b) Some force

(c) Senza force

(d) sforzando

42 Tr

(a) Treble clef

(b) Terrifyingly

(c) Trill

(d) Tranquil

43 Pp

(a) Piano

(b) Pio presto

(c) Pianissimo

(d) Peaceful playing

44 Fp

(a) Forced piu

(b) Final playing

(c) Forte piano

(d) Forte piu

45 Decrese.

(a) Decrease

(b) Demolish

(c) Decrescendo

(d) Decorate

46 Arco

(a) Attractive

(b) With the bow

(c) Very fast

(d) Artificial

47 Molto

(a) Less

(b) More

(c) Much

(d) A little

48 Pizz

(a) Pizza

(b) Picasso

(c) Pizzicato

(d) Pleasing

49 Scherzando

(a) Lively

(b) Gracefully

(c) Playful

(d) Immediately

50 Da capo

(a) End

(b) Repeat from the beginning

(c) A sign

(d) A movable bar attached to the guitar to raise pitch

Give the meaning of the following words used in Beethoven’s symphony no 2 –

51 Flauti

(a) Forte

(b) Fast

(c) Flutes

(d) Fugue

52 Oboi

(a) Expression of grief

(b) Oboes

(c) Open strings

(d) Bassoon

53 Fagotti

(a) Faster

(b) Without

(c) Bassoons

(d) Flutes

54 Corni

(a) Sweetly

(b) Cello

(c) Horns

(d) Clarinets

55 Trombe

(a) Trumpet

(b) Double Bass

(c) Tuba

(d) Trombone

56 Violon Cello

(a) Cello

(b) Violin

(c) Viola

(d) Double Bass

57 Basso

(a) Trombone

(b) Contra Bass

(c) Bassoon

(d) Viola

58 Timpani

(a) Cymbal

(b) Gong

(c) Set of kettle drums

(d) Tambourine

59 A Woodwind Instrument

(a) Viola

(b) Flute

(c) Tuba

(d) Cymbal

60 A String Instrument

(a) Gong

(b) Trumpet

(c) Cello

(d) Clarinet

61 A Brass Instrument

(a) Oboe

(b) Trumpet

(c) Timpani

(d) Contra bass

62 A Percussion Instrument

(a) Bassoon

(b) Flute

(c) Horn

(d) Tambourine

63 A Double Reed Instrument

(a) Flute

(b) French horn

(c) Oboe

(d) Tuba

64 A Single Reed Instrument

(a) Clarinet

(b) Trumpet

(c) Timpani

(d) Trombone

Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

65 An instrument that uses the Treble Clef is ___________.

(a) Cello

(b) Trombone

(c) Violin

(d) Viola

66 An instrument that uses Alto Clef is ____________.

(a) Flute

(b) Timpani

(c) Clarinet

(d) Viola

67 An instrument that also uses the Tenor Clef is __________.

(a) Cello

(b) Tuba

(c) Trumpet

(d) Bassoon

68 An instrument that uses the Bass Clef is ___________.

(a) Clarinet

(b) Oboe

(c) Viola

(d) Tuba

69 An instrument that uses the Percussion Clef _______.

(a) Tuba

(b) Trumpet

(c) Timpani

(d) Violin

70 When did Beethoven die?

(a) March 29, 1826

(b) March 26, 1827

(c) March 24, 1872

(d) March 26, 1882