Study the Prelude from Op - NSC Music - Question 1 - 2017 - Paper 1
Question 1
Study the Prelude from Op. 28 No. 4 by Chopin below and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Name the relative key of the piece.
1.2 What does the abbreviation "O... show full transcript
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Step 1
1.1 Name the relative key of the piece.
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The relative key of the piece is G major.
Step 2
1.2 What does the abbreviation "Op." stand for?
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The abbreviation "Op." stands for "Opus."
Step 3
1.3 Give the English meaning for the term "Largo".
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The term "Largo" means in a very slow tempo and with great dignity.
Step 4
1.4 Identify the intervals marked (i) and (ii) complete according to type and distance.
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(i) Diminished 5th
(ii) Augmented 2nd
Step 5
1.5 Invert the interval at (i) and write its correct description underneath it.
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The inverted interval (i) is an Augmented 4th.
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1.6 Name the triad marked (iii) according to type and inversion. Re-write it in root position, using semibreves.
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The triad marked (iii) is a Minor triad. In root position, it is:
♩ ♩
- - -
⌂
Step 7
1.7 Transpose the violin part of bar 17 for Clarinet in B-flat. Insert the new key signature.
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The new key signature for the Clarinet in B-flat will be F major, with one flat, and the transposed notes will be written accordingly.
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1.7.2 Rewrite the violin part of bar 18 in double the note values. Insert the new time signature.
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The new time signature will be 2/4 and the notes will be written in double value, creating half notes instead of quarter notes.
Step 9
1.9.2 Write the G wholestone scale descending in the alto clef.
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The G wholestone scale descending in the alto clef is:
♩♩♩♩♩♩♩♩
Starting from G and including G, F♯, E, D♯, C♯, B, A, G.
