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Repetition and Contrast in Western Music 1550 - 1899

These examples are linked with notation and MIDIs

1.Solo:

title composer instrument form Level
Oh Suzanna  traditional keyboard Strophic song foundation
Jamaica Farewell   Folk  keyboard Binary form elementary
F�r Elise   l. von Beethoven  keyboard Ternary form elementary
Ode To Joy L. von Beethoven  piano Ternary form foundation
Barcarolle Helly-Huchinson piano ternary form intermediate

Performing during the course:

title composer instrument form Level
Step in F D. Hayes small ensemble Ternary foundation
Country Air D. Hayes small ensemble Ternary elementary
Berceuse  Anon. melodic instrument & piano Ternary elementary
Air  J.B. Lully   melodic instrument & piano Binary elementary
Pachelbel's Canon J. Pachelbel small ensemble ground Foundation to higher

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Useful links

 Ed Excel

A link to the Ed Excel examination board site. You may need to write "Music GCSE" to access their PDF files in their search function. For information you will need to access PDF files containing examination specification, past papers and other related information.

Music GCSE examination.

A guide written for students and parents explaining the structure of the GCSE examination.

Repetition and Contrast in Western Music 1550 - 1899

A link to related composing task examples from one of the four study areas.

By the end of the course a performance of at least one composition is expected as evidence from one of the four study areas.

 

 

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