ISC Class 12 Question Paper 2020 for Western Music

WESTERN MUSIC
PAPER 1 (THEORY)
(Maximum Marks: 70)
(Time allowed: Three hours)
(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutes for only reading the paper.
They must NOT start writing during this time.)
Answer five questions in all, choosing two questions from Section A, two from Section B
and one from either Section A or B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A
(Harmony)

Question 1 [14]
Either
Complete the following melody on a sheet of manuscript paper according to the pattern
given below:

Or

Write a tune for the following words. Indicate tempo and expression Marks. Every
syllable must be written under the note or notes to which it is to be sung.
These are my Children
These are my children, my saving grace,
I see my calling in every face
These are my children, my family tree,
And I thank God, for choosing me, for choosing me.
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Question 2 [14]
Either
Add Soprano, Alto and Tenor to the following Bass line on the manuscript paper provided.

Or
Add Alto, Tenor and Bass to the following melody:

Question 3 [14]
Two part Harmony.
Either
Add a lower part to the following melody:

Or
Add a suitable upper part to the following:

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Question 4
Study the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: [14]

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(a) Complete the following statements:
(i) Largo means……………………
(ii) In bar 3 – 4 there is modulation to the key of ………………..
(iii) The phrase lengths are …………………………… bars and ……………
(iv) The keyboard instrument most likely to have harmonized the figured bass
is a …………………….
(v) Two differences between bars 13 – 14 and 15 – 16 are:
1………………………………………………………..
2……………………………………………………….
(b) Write the flute part for bars 12 and 19 as you think it should be played.

(c) State true or false for each of the following statements:
(i) The flute and violin I parts are identical.
(ii) Apart from the modulation in bars 3 – 4 the piece is entirely in A major.
(iii) In Bar 17, there is imitation between violin II and bass.
(iv) There is no supertonic chord with 7th in the extract.
(v) The D in bar 18 of the flute part is an unaccented passing note.

SECTION B

Question 5 [14]
Which are the four movements of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major? Critically
analyse the 4th movement of the symphony bringing out the themes, the instruments, the
great depth and its harmonic complexity.

Question 6 [14]
What do you understand by Sonata form? How does Beethoven employ this form in
1st movement of his Symphony No. 2 in D major? How do the themes of Part one
stimulate incredible vigour and joyful fanfare?

Question 7 [14]

Briefly explain what a prelude is. How is it different from a fugue? What are the
elements of a Fugue? Illustrate by close reference to Bach’s Prelude and Fugue No. 16
in G minor.

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Question 8 [14]

What is the story of Earlking by F. Schubert? What does Earlking symbolize? Explain
the various stages of the journey to its tragic end.

Question 9 [14]

Caesar Frank’s Sonata for Violin and Piano is the first and purest model of the cyclical
use of themes in Sonata form. Illustrate the above statement by referring closely to the
last movement of the Sonata.

Question 10 [14]
Write short notes on the life, works and enduring popularity of any two of the following
composers:
(a) Beethoven
(b) J. S. Bach
(c) Frank Schubert
(d) Caesar Frank

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