Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 32 - NSC Music - Question 5 - 2023 - Paper 2

The items that relate to Track 33 include:

• Rubato (X)
• Lyrical melody played on trumpet (X)
• Accelerando (X)

The role of the instruments is as follows:

• Organ: It performs continuous broken-chord figures and often enters with a high treble register, providing harmonic support.
• Double bass: It plays pizzicato, delivering a harmonic foundation and reinforcing the bass line.
• String orchestra: It plays long sustained notes, providing a full harmonic backdrop, and may also include staccato notes to create texture.

The associations are:

• Track 35: Papageno (X)
• Track 36: Sarastro (X)
• Track 37: Tamino (X)

The combination of vocal participants is:

• Bass and chorus (X)

The appropriate term that describes the compositional technique is:

• Imitation (X)

The terms that describe the mood of the extract are:

• Agitato (X)
• Con fuoco (X)

This extract is a good example of the genre aria because it provides a platform for the soloist to display virtuosity, features a clearly defined melodic line, emphasizes emotional content, and has a full and continuous orchestral accompaniment.

The instrument playing the melody is the clarinet.

The roles are as follows:

• Bassoon: It provides non-legato phrases and plays a continuous broken-chord figure at the start of the extract.
• String section: It offers block chord accompaniment, playing a V-I cadence and joining with the bassoon near the end of the extract.
• Full orchestra: It plays orchestral stabs at various points, featuring a triplet figure in a two-quaver motif.

The genre of the work is a concert overture.

The associations are:

• Thematic material for the whole work (X)
• Codetta (X)
• Pedal point and diminution (X)
• Replication and augmentation (X)