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 Part A Western Classical Music (50 marks)

1. Four excerpts will be played consecutively two times. Listen to the excerpts and answer the following
questions. Write your answers in the table below.

(a) Name the period which best describes the characteristic of each excerpt. (4 marks)
(b) Name a suitable time signature for Excerpt 1. (1 mark)
(c) Name the musical genre of Excerpt 2. (1 mark)
(d) Name one of the instruments which play the melodic parts in Excerpt 3. (1 mark)
(e) Name the voice type of the performer featured in Excerpt 4. (1 mark)

Excerpt Period Time Signature / Genre / Instrument / Voice

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2. Excerpt 5 will be played four times. An incomplete score of this excerpt is given in the following page.
Listen to the excerpt and answer the following questions.

(a) Name the cadence in bars 3 and 4. (2 marks)

(b) Complete the score by writing the missing notes of the first violin part from bars 7 to 8 and the
viola part from bars 9 to 10. (6 marks)

(c) Describe one of the compositional devices employed in the cello part from bars 16 to 20.
(2 marks)

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 3. Excerpt 6 will be played three times. Listen to the music and answer the following questions. The Italian
text and its English translation are given below.

Italian Translation
Male voice: Parigi, o cara Paris, my dear,
Noi lasceremo, we shall forsake;
La vita uniti united, our life
Trascorreremo. we shall pass together.
De’ corsi affanni For past anguish,
Compenso avrai, you will be rewarded.
La tua (mia) salute Your (my) health
Rifiorirà. Will flourish again.
Sospiro e luce Breath and light
Tu mi sarai, you will be to me.
Tutto il futuro All the future
Ne arriderà. will smile at us.
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Female voice: Parigi, o cara … (Repeat)
Together: Parigi, o cara … (Repeat)

(a) Name the two voice types featured in the excerpt. (2 marks)

(b) What is an appropriate genre for this piece? Tick your answer. (1 mark)

Cantata Lied Musical Opera

(c) Suggest a period for this excerpt. Give one reason to support your answer. (3 marks)

(d) Describe the changes in the melodic lines and the accompaniment when both voices sing
together. (6 marks)

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 4. Excerpts 7 and 8 are the opening sections of two orchestral pieces from different periods. The two
excerpts will be played three times. Describe and compare the musical features of the two excerpts with
respect to rhythm, dynamics, melody, texture and orchestration. (20 marks)
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END OF SECTION A

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 Part B Chinese Instrumental Music, Cantonese Operatic Music, and Popular Music (50 marks)

5. Excerpts 9 and 10 are pieces performed by Chinese instruments. Each excerpt will be played two times.
Listen to the excerpts and answer the following questions.

Excerpt 9

(a) Identify two playing techniques not employed by the instrument in the excerpt. Tick your
answers. (2 marks)

harmonic (泛音) continuous plucking with two fingers (滾奏)

glissando (滑音) continuous plucking with five fingers (輪音)

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plucking with the thumb (挑) continuous plucking with one finger (搖指)

(b) On which note of the traditional Chinese scale does the excerpt end? Tick your answer.
(1 mark)

gong (宮) shang (商) zhi (徵) yu (羽)

Excerpt 10

(c) Name the instrumental genre of this excerpt. (1 mark)

(d) Name the wind instrument featured in the excerpt. (1 mark)

(e) Describe the texture of the excerpt. (2 marks)

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6. Excerpt 11 is a piece for modern Chinese orchestra. A skeletal score of the excerpt is provided in the
following page. The excerpt will be played three times. Listen to the music and answer the following
questions.

(a) Add three appropriate dynamic marks from bars 25 to 32 on the skeletal score. (3 marks)

(b) Suggest an appropriate Italian term to mark the tempo of this excerpt. (2 marks)

(c) Among the plucked-string instruments in the excerpt, name one modified or newly designed
instrument developed in the twentieth century. Suggest one reason to explain the rationale for
the modification or new design. (3 marks)
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(d) Describe the changes in orchestration between bars “17-32” and bars “33-48.” (5 marks)

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7. Excerpt 12, an excerpt of Cantonese operatic singing, will be played three times. Listen to the music and
answer the following questions.

(a) Name the types of nianbai (唸白) and banghuang (梆黃) featured in this excerpt. (2 marks)

(b) On which note of the gongchepu (工尺譜) notation does the excerpt end? Tick your answer.
(1 mark)
he (合) shi (士) shang (上) che (尺)

(c) Name the voice type of the performer featured in the excerpt. (2 marks)

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 8. Excerpt 13 is selected from a Cantonese opera. The excerpt will be played three times. Listen to the
music and answer the following questions.

(a) Mark the metrical pattern (ding ban 叮板) played by the large woodblock (卜魚/板) and small
woodblock (沙的/叮) with the symbols ‘X / X’ and ‘、/∟’ respectively in the last three text
lines sung by the second artist. The second line sung by the second artist is marked for
illustration. (5 marks)

First artist: 更 重 斥 責 我 爹 娘
禮 教 人 情 全 不 顧

Second artist: 我 知 道 呀 玉 林 對 你 多 辜 負

惟 是 佢 肯 低 頭 認 錯
X 、 、
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可 見 並 非 薄 倖 之 徒
、 _________________________________________________________

若 果 我 說 話 你 都 唔 聽

____________________________________________________________

我 呢 個 婆 婆 亦 都 唔 願 做

___________________________________________________________ X

(b) Suggest the type of hangdang (行當) performed by the first artist in the excerpt. (1 mark)

(c) Name the type of banghuang (梆黃) sung by the second artist in the excerpt. (1 mark)

(d) Describe the relationship between the vocal part and the accompanying ensemble. (3 marks)

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 9. Excerpt 14 is taken from a popular song sung by Lisa Wang (汪明荃) and composed by Joseph Koo (顧
嘉煇) in 1982. The excerpt will be played two times. Listen to the excerpt and answer the following
questions.

(a) Besides the drum set, name one instrument in the excerpt not commonly used in Western
orchestra. (1 mark)

(b) Choose a term which best describes the form of this excerpt. Tick your answer. (1 mark)
Rounded Binary AABA Verse-Chorus Compound Binary

(c) Describe the use of vocal accompaniment in the excerpt. (3 marks)

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10. Excerpt 15 is “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles. Released in late 1963, this song hit the top
spot of the Billboard Top 100 charts on February 1, 1964 and stayed there for seven weeks. The excerpt
will be played three times. Listen to the music and answer the following questions. The vocal text is
given below.

I Want to Hold Your Hand (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)

Verse 1 Verse 2
Oh yeah, I’ll tell you something, Yeah, you got that something,
I think you’ll understand, I think you’ll understand,
And I say that something, When I say that something,
I wanna hold your hand, I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand, I wanna hold your hand,
I wanna hold your hand. I wanna hold your hand.

Oh please, say to me Chorus (or Bridge)

And let me be your man, And when I touch you …
And please say to me
You’ll let me hold your hand, Verse 3
And let me hold your hand, Yeah, you got that something,
I wanna hold your hand. I think you’ll understand,
When I feel that something,
Chorus (or Bridge) I wanna hold your hand,
And when I touch you I feel happy inside, I wanna hold your hand,
It’s such a feeling I wanna hold your hand,
That my love I can’t hide, I wanna hold your hand.
I can’t hide, I can’t hide.

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 (a) Write down the one-bar rhythmic pattern of the hand clapping at the beginning of the verse.
(2 marks)

(b) Describe any two changes in the rhythm section at the beginning of the chorus section.
(3 marks)
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(c) Based on the excerpt you have listened to, suggest two factors which have made this song an
instant success. (3 marks)

(d) Give an example of a piece of music which shares the similar factor of success given in part (c).
Explain the reasons for its popularity. (You can choose a piece other than a popular song.)
(2 marks)

END OF PAPER

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HKDSE Music
Paper 1 Listening

․ The pilot test takes 2.5 hours. 75 minutes is allocated to Part A and Part B respectively. The breaks for
answering the questions are built-in in the listening CD.

․ The following listed the detail of the excerpts played in pilot test and the time allocation for each question.

1. Excerpt 1 Corelli, Trio Sonata da camera, Op.2, No.4, II, Allemanda

Excerpt 2 Schoenberg, Suite for Piano, Op.25, II, Gavotte
Excerpt 3 Rossini, Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra in Eb, Variation 1
Excerpt 4 Schubert, Winterreise, No.1, Gute Nacht

2. Excerpt 5 Haydn, String Quartet, Op.77, No.1, II (opening)

3. Excerpt 6 Verdi, La traviata, Act III, cantabile “Parigi, o cara”

4. Excerpt 7 JS Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, I

Excerpt 8 Shostakovich, Symphony No.5, IV

5. Excerpt 9 Ancient pipa piece 琵 琶古曲 《瀛州 古調 》

Excerpt 10 Guangdong music 廣 東音樂 《楊翠 喜》

6. Excerpt 11 Dances of the Yao People 茅源 、劉鐵 山《 瑤族舞 曲》 彭修文 改編

7. Excerpt 12 Cantonese opera Princess Changping scene Fragrant Death粵劇《 帝女花 ．香夭 》詩
白 「六代 繁華 三日散 」至 反線十 字中 板「問 清帝 何以重 女薄 兒郎」

8. Excerpt 13 粵 劇《碧 玉簪 ．送鳳 冠》 乙反二 黃慢 板轉正 線二 黃慢板

「 我知道 呀玉 林對你 多辜 負」至 「我 呢個婆 婆亦 都唔願 做」

9. Excerpt 14 Joseph Koo / Lisa Wang《萬水 千山總 是情 》

10. Excerpt 15 Beatles, “I want to hold your hand”

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Part A: 75 minutes

Question Sub-total of Time Excerpt /Break Excerpt/Break Duration

(minutes) (minutes:seconds)
1 11:00 Excerpt 1 1:14
Break 0:10
Excerpt 2 1:12
Break 0:10
Excerpt 3 1:13
Break 0:10
Excerpt 4 1:04
Break 0:10
Repeat
2 17:00 Excerpt 5 1:26 × 4 (repeat 4 times)
3 breaks between (2:00 × 3)
Break 5:00
3 17:00 Excerpt 6 4:31 × 3 (repeat 3 times)
2 breaks between (0:15 × 2)
Break 3:00
4 30:00 Excerpt 7 2:15
Break 1:00
Excerpt 8 2:10
Break 5:00
Repeat Excerpt 7, 8 1 break between (1:00)
Break 14:00

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Part B: 75 minutes

Question Sub-total of Time Excerpt/Break Excerpt/Break Duration

(minutes) (minutes:seconds)
5 11:00 Excerpt 9 1:21
Break 0:27
Excerpt 10 1:15
Break 1:27
Repeat
Break 2:00
6 17:00 Excerpt 11 1:40 × 3 (repeat 3 times)
2 breaks between (2:00 × 2)
Break 8:00
7 5:00 Excerpt 12 1:17 × 3 (repeat 3 times)
2 breaks between (0:15 × 2)
Break 0:40
8 14:00 Excerpt 13 1:41 × 3 (repeat 3 times)
2 breaks between (1:00 × 2)
Break 7:00
9 8:00 Excerpt 14 1:47
Break 0:30
Repeat Expert 14 1:47
Break 4:00
10 20:00 Excerpt 15 2:30 × 3 (repeat 3 times)
2 breaks between (1:00 × 2)
Break 10:30