Mark Scheme
1. Vivace;
2. Strings;
3. Lively; staccato; lots of use of sequence, repetition; theme repeated
on many instruments; texture thickens / crescendo; Brass enters
later.
4. Violin
5. Thin texture; pizzicato played on lower strings; No other violins play;
There is a tutti interlude; Pizzicato accompaniment is largely on
beats 4 and 1; Some syncopation of the lower strings;
6. Expressive; homophonic texture in most parts; Extremes of
dynamics; Extremes of pitch/range; Very fast tempo;
7. Bruch;
8. Bandoneón;
9. Perfect fourth
10. Sequence
11. Minor tonality; Simple harmonies; Use of syncopation;
Montuno played on the piano; Thin texture; Habanera is felt
throughout; 1 2+ 3 4 ostinato played; Homophonic texture mainly;
12. A new melody plays; on the upper strings/violins; The
bandoneón plays more quietly; but still plays roughly the same
melody; There are more variations and ornaments added to the
melody;
13. Concerto; Grosso; [NB No mark for ‘grosso’ without concerto]
14. Violin
15. Up to two marks from: Fugal structure; Sequence is used; An
ascending melody is played; The music is sad / in a minor key; Very
thin texture
And up to two marks from: String-based orchestra; use of
harpsichord;
16. The texture is thicker / tutti; The melody from the start is
played; It is the ritornello rather than an episode; The lower strings
re-enter;
17. Ritornello
18. Vivaldi
19. Long suspended notes / held notes / legato; Synthesiser by
itself (OWTTE); Chords;
20. Electronic; Drums; Synthesisers; Sampling/loops;
1. Vivace;
2. Strings;
3. Lively; staccato; lots of use of sequence, repetition; theme repeated
on many instruments; texture thickens / crescendo; Brass enters
later.
4. Violin
5. Thin texture; pizzicato played on lower strings; No other violins play;
There is a tutti interlude; Pizzicato accompaniment is largely on
beats 4 and 1; Some syncopation of the lower strings;
6. Expressive; homophonic texture in most parts; Extremes of
dynamics; Extremes of pitch/range; Very fast tempo;
7. Bruch;
8. Bandoneón;
9. Perfect fourth
10. Sequence
11. Minor tonality; Simple harmonies; Use of syncopation;
Montuno played on the piano; Thin texture; Habanera is felt
throughout; 1 2+ 3 4 ostinato played; Homophonic texture mainly;
12. A new melody plays; on the upper strings/violins; The
bandoneón plays more quietly; but still plays roughly the same
melody; There are more variations and ornaments added to the
melody;
13. Concerto; Grosso; [NB No mark for ‘grosso’ without concerto]
14. Violin
15. Up to two marks from: Fugal structure; Sequence is used; An
ascending melody is played; The music is sad / in a minor key; Very
thin texture
And up to two marks from: String-based orchestra; use of
harpsichord;
16. The texture is thicker / tutti; The melody from the start is
played; It is the ritornello rather than an episode; The lower strings
re-enter;
17. Ritornello
18. Vivaldi
19. Long suspended notes / held notes / legato; Synthesiser by
itself (OWTTE); Chords;
20. Electronic; Drums; Synthesisers; Sampling/loops;
