Edexcel A Level Music - Schumann June
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Melody - Answer>>*M*elodies *F*eature *S*chumann's
*D*ecisive *C*hromaticism
*M* - Melodic contrast
*F* - First subject - 8-bar theme (2 balanced phrases); 1st phrase
features a downwards fifth and ends with imperfect cadence; 2nd
phrase contains a rising sequence and an upwards rising leap
*S* - Second subject - 2 2-bar ideas; 1st is syncopated,
descending, conjunct and ends with appoggiatura
*D* - Development section focuses on first 2 bars of 1st subject
*C* - Chromatic writing
Tonality - Answer>>*G*ive *E*veryone *D*ecorative
*R*esources *P*resenting *T*onality
*G* - G minor
*E* - Exposition - 1st subject G minor, 2nd subject Bb major
*D* - Development - Eb minor, F minor, G minor, C minor
*R* - Recapitulation - 1st subject G minor, 2nd subject G major
*P* - Passing modulations
*T* - Tonal
Harmony - Answer>>*P*ianos *D*on't *C*ome *D*arkly
*C*oloured *S*o *S*top *C*rying
*P* - Pedals (tonic and dominant)
*D* - Diatonic
*C* - Cadence points are frequent
*D* - Dissonant extensions (e.g. dominant minor 9th)
2024 Exam Questions and Answers
100% Pass
Melody - Answer>>*M*elodies *F*eature *S*chumann's
*D*ecisive *C*hromaticism
*M* - Melodic contrast
*F* - First subject - 8-bar theme (2 balanced phrases); 1st phrase
features a downwards fifth and ends with imperfect cadence; 2nd
phrase contains a rising sequence and an upwards rising leap
*S* - Second subject - 2 2-bar ideas; 1st is syncopated,
descending, conjunct and ends with appoggiatura
*D* - Development section focuses on first 2 bars of 1st subject
*C* - Chromatic writing
Tonality - Answer>>*G*ive *E*veryone *D*ecorative
*R*esources *P*resenting *T*onality
*G* - G minor
*E* - Exposition - 1st subject G minor, 2nd subject Bb major
*D* - Development - Eb minor, F minor, G minor, C minor
*R* - Recapitulation - 1st subject G minor, 2nd subject G major
*P* - Passing modulations
*T* - Tonal
Harmony - Answer>>*P*ianos *D*on't *C*ome *D*arkly
*C*oloured *S*o *S*top *C*rying
*P* - Pedals (tonic and dominant)
*D* - Diatonic
*C* - Cadence points are frequent
*D* - Dissonant extensions (e.g. dominant minor 9th)
