Music 1 An excerpt from
Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence (1983) by Ryuichi Sakamoto will be played five times for you to answer this question. (1:00-1:43)
Question: How have the concepts of pitch and tone colour been used in this excerpt? VIDEO
An excerpt from
Sacerdotes Domini (1605) by William Byrd will be played three times for you to answer this question. (0:00-1:40)
Question: Describe the use of texture in this excerpt. VIDEO
Music 2 An excerpt from Jean-Philippe Rameau's
Les Indes Galantes- Air pour les esclaves africains (1735-1761) will be played four times for you to answer this question. Refer to the provided Score Attachment. (5:32- 6:09)
Question: Explain how tonality and harmony are explored in this excerpt. VIDEO
An excerpt from
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1991) by Carl Vine will be played two times for you to answer this question. Refer to the provided Score Attachment. (15:41-17:13)
Question: How does this movement typify Australian music of the last 25 years? (I know it's just missed the cut off but it shares the characteristics regardless).
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