ISC Class 12 Specimen Paper 2022 Western Music Semester 2

ISC SEMESTER 2 EXAMINATION
SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
WESTERN MUSIC PAPER 1
(THEORY)
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Maximum Marks: 35
Time allowed: One and a half hour
Candidates are allowed an additional 10 minutes for only reading the paper.
They must NOT start writing during this time.
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Answer all questions in Section A, Section B and Section C.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets. [ ]
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SECTION A – 7 MARKS
Question 1
(i) Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer of: [1]
(a) Modern era

(b) Renaissance era
(c) Baroque era
(d) Classical era
(ii) What does S stand for in four parts of music? [1]
(a) Staccato
(b) Synthesizer
(c) Soprano
(d) Sonata
(iii) The dominant 5 of C major scale refers to ___________ chord. [1]
(iv) When was Johann Sebastian Bach born? [1]

(v) Which degrees of G major scale have semitones? [1]
(vi) What is the meaning of Adagio Di molto? [1]
(vii) 6 figure is a ___________ inversion chord. [1]
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SECTION B – 12 MARKS
Question 2 [2]
What is meant by Harmony?
Question 3
Write the Tonic triad of the following chords:

(i) F [1]
(ii) B flat [1]
Question 4 [2]
Briefly explain the meaning of Figured Bass.
Question 5 [2]
Name the four characters that Earl King of Frank Schubert handles.
Question 6 [2]
(i) Write a short note on Fugue.
OR
(ii) Write a short note on Prelude.
Question 7 [2]

What are the four parts of Music?

SECTION C – 16 MARKS
Question 8 [4]
(i) Discuss Bach’s Fugue no.16 in G minor.
OR
(ii) Discuss Caesar Frank’s last movement from the Violin and Piano sonata.
Question 9 [4]
Write the Root position, First and Second inversions of F major chord with the
appropriate time Signature.

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Question 10 [4]

Write the four part harmony in a simple Pianoforte for the melody given above.
Question 11 [4]
Write the appropriate Roman numerals for the harmonic progression given below on
A minor scale.

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