Music Paper 2 (English)

November 2023 — Grade 12 / Matric — Music

Past Paper 2023 Grade 12 English

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1.1Notate the rhyt hm of the missing notes in bar below. (2\ Play Track 1 TWICE again. Play Track 2 TWICE in succession.

1.2Notate the missing notes at (A\and (B\ (1\ Play Track 2 again. Play Track 3 THREE times in succession.

1.3Indicate the CORRECT version of the extract that you hear by making a cross (X\ in the appropriate block. (1\ [4] Music/P2 DBE4

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2.1Identify the cadences at the end of EACH of the following TWO extracts. Play Track 4 THREE times in succession.

2.1.1(1\ Play Track 5 THREE times in succession.

2.1.2(1\ Play Track TWICE in succession.

2.2Which ONE of the following describes the metre Irregular time Duple time Triple time

2.3Which term best describes the melody line Descending Sequential Broken chord Step wise

2.4Identify the prominent compositional technique. Ostinato Imitation Inversion Pedal point (1\ Play Track 9 TWICE in succession.

2.5Identi fy the best description of this vocal piece. Atonal TTB A cappella Polyphonic (1\ Music/P2

2.6Indicate TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 10 Make a cross (X\TWO appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER Sustained c

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3.1Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 1 Make a cross (X\THREE appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER Leg rattles

3.2Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 1 Make a cross ( X\THREE appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER

3.3Describe the features of the music heard in this extract. (4\ Play Track 14 TWICE

3.4Which scale forms the basis for the melody in this extract? (1\ Play Track 15 TWICE

3.5Describe the rhythmic features of the accompaniment in this extract. (1\ Play Track 16 TWICE in succession

3.6.1Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 16. Make a cross ( X\THREE appropriate bloc ks. COLUMN A TRACK 16 Percussion through stomping of feet

3.6.2Identify the time signature of the music in this extract. (1\ Play Track 18 TWICE in succession. 3. 3. .1

3.1Identify the chord cycle used in this extract. IV IV

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4.1Indicate THREE items in COL UMN A tha t relate to the music in Track 24 Make a cross (X\THREE appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER rum moti

4.2Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A that relate to the music in Track 2 Make a cross (X\THREE appropr iate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER Ragtime New Orleans jazz

4.3Describe the introduction as well as the treatment of the melody in this extract Introduction: Melody: (4\

4.4What is the tonality of the music heard in this extract? (1\ Play Track 28 TWICE.

4.5Describe the rhythmic features of the accompaniment in this extract. (1\ Music/P2 13 DBE /November 2023 NSC Copyright reserved Please turn over

4.6Indicate TWO items in COLUMN A that relate to the music features in rack 29 and Track 30

4.7Describe the accompaniment in this extract. (2\ Play Track 3 TWICE in succession.

4.8Choose an appropriate mode for this music extract. Ionian Dorian Phrygian Lydian (1\ Music/P2 14 DBE

4.9Choose FOUR descriptions in COLUMN A that best describe the music that you hear. Make a cross (X\ in FOUR appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER African township

4.104. 10 .1 Name the title of this piece of music. (1\ 4. 10 .2 Identify the chord

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5.1Indicate THREE items in COLUMN A tha relate to the music in Track 3 Make a cross (X\THREE appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER Cantabile and legato melody

5.2Indicate THREE item s in COLUMN A tha t relate to the music in Track 3 Make a cross (X\THREE appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER Impressionism

5.3Describe how the composer developed the musical material of the first TWO phrases in the repeat. (4\ Play Tracks 39 and 4 TWICE in succession

5.4Complete the following table: FEATURES TRACK 39 TRACK 4 Voice type Italian tempo indication (2\

5.5Describe the me lodie s in the following TWO extracts: Track (2\

5.6Identify the cadence at the end of this extract. (1\ Play Track 44 TWICE in succession.

5.7Choose an appropriate character indication for this music extract. Giocoso Lebhaft Sotto voce Risoluto (1\ Play Track 4

5.8Identify the prominent composit ional technique heard in this extract. Sequence Contrary motion Imitation

5.9Choose FOUR descriptions in COLUMN A that best describe the music that you hear. Make a cross (X\ in FO UR appropriate blocks. COLUMN A ANSWER Chromatic descending

5.10.1What is the descriptive title of this movement? (1\

5.10.2Indicate whether the following statem ents describing the extract are TRUE or FALSE. Write down only true or false

5.10.3Choose the correct use of dynamics in this extract. Pianissimo Piano with a crescendo Fortissimo Forte with a decrescendo (1\ Play

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6.1Give a schematic layout of the form Create rows in the table below and indicate EACH section with its corresponding bar numbers

6.2Name the overall form type of this piece. (1\

6.3Name the key and type of cadence at (M\bars 15 16 Key (1\ Cad

6.4Study the score in bars 9 12. Name the compositiona l technique.

6.5Indicate the term that best describes the character of this piece. Make a cross (X\the appropriate block. Andante molto Larghetto Allegro con moto Allegretto tranquillo

Topics Identified

Music TheoryPerformanceComposition

Mark Allocation

Sections4 + 4 + 14 + 14 + 14 = 50 marks

Paper information

SubjectMusic

Year2023

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages21

Downloads6

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago3y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start daySunday

Exam periodNovember 2023

Days since exam1,083

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