A LEVEL MUSIC 9MU0 ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Period. Answer: 1720s
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Overall structure. Answer: Da capo -
Ternary (could be ritornello)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Concertino/Solo instruments. Answer:
Flute, Violin and Harpsichord
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Ripieno instruments. Answer: Violin,
Viola, Cello, Bass viol
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Basso Continuo instruments. Answer:
Harpsichord with figured bass, Double Bass
◉Brandenburg Concerto - A section structure. Answer: Fugato (with
counterpoint)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - B section structure. Answer: Ritornello
,◉Brandenburg Concerto - Key of A sections. Answer: D major, use of
A major
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Key of B section. Answer: B minor, use of
A major and F# minor
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the A section. Answer:
Imitation, Sequences, Inversions
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the B section. Answer:
Ritornelli, rippling quavers,
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Tempo. Answer: Allegro (lively)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Time signature. Answer: 2/4 (use of
triplets seems like 6/8)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Texture. Answer: Contrapuntal
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Where does the texture change and to
what?. Answer: Cadenzas, monophonic
, ◉Brandenburg Concerto - How is the fugue closed?. Answer: Stretto
(tightening)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dynamics. Answer: Terraced
dynamics through texture
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Examples of ornamentation. Answer:
Acciaccatura, Appoggiatura, Mordent, Turn, Trill
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of harmony. Answer: Functional
harmony
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of chords used. Answer: Diatonic
chords in root position and first inversion
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Harmonic devices used. Answer: Pedal,
Suspension
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of cadence used at end of each
section. Answer: Perfect cadence
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Order of soloists in B section. Answer:
Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Violins, Harpsichord
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Period. Answer: 1720s
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Overall structure. Answer: Da capo -
Ternary (could be ritornello)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Concertino/Solo instruments. Answer:
Flute, Violin and Harpsichord
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Ripieno instruments. Answer: Violin,
Viola, Cello, Bass viol
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Basso Continuo instruments. Answer:
Harpsichord with figured bass, Double Bass
◉Brandenburg Concerto - A section structure. Answer: Fugato (with
counterpoint)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - B section structure. Answer: Ritornello
,◉Brandenburg Concerto - Key of A sections. Answer: D major, use of
A major
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Key of B section. Answer: B minor, use of
A major and F# minor
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the A section. Answer:
Imitation, Sequences, Inversions
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Melodic features of the B section. Answer:
Ritornelli, rippling quavers,
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Tempo. Answer: Allegro (lively)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Time signature. Answer: 2/4 (use of
triplets seems like 6/8)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Texture. Answer: Contrapuntal
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Where does the texture change and to
what?. Answer: Cadenzas, monophonic
, ◉Brandenburg Concerto - How is the fugue closed?. Answer: Stretto
(tightening)
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of dynamics. Answer: Terraced
dynamics through texture
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Examples of ornamentation. Answer:
Acciaccatura, Appoggiatura, Mordent, Turn, Trill
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of harmony. Answer: Functional
harmony
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of chords used. Answer: Diatonic
chords in root position and first inversion
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Harmonic devices used. Answer: Pedal,
Suspension
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Type of cadence used at end of each
section. Answer: Perfect cadence
◉Brandenburg Concerto - Order of soloists in B section. Answer:
Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Violins, Harpsichord
