Welcome to the written test in aural training and music theory! 1. Auditive test Name; Principal Study: ee eo)-A2- Question 1 a) You'll now hear extracts from 4 pieces of music. Please identify the musical style and period of each example and write an approximate year of composition in the boxes below. Each piece of music will be played through once. The first example has already been filled in. Example1 | Example2 | Example3 | Example 4 Renaissance Baroque Classical x Romantic 20 Century Approximate year of composition: ee b) You'll now hear the same 4 pieces of music. Please identify the ensemble of each composition. The first example has already been filled in. Example 1 | Example2 | Example3 | Example 4 Opera/oratorio Vocal music Orchestral music Chamber music x Solo concerto Solo instrumentQuestion 2 -A3- Here you'll hear extracts from 3 pieces of music where you have to identify the type of tonality of the music, Each piece will be played through once. The first example has already been filled in. Example1 | Example2 | Example 3 Major/minor Modal/Church modes x Pentatonic Other Question 3 You'll now hear extracts from 3 new pieces of music where you have to identify the time (or metre) of the music. Each piece will be played through once. The first example has already been filled in. Example 1 | Example 2 Example 3 Duble or quadruple time Triple time Irregular time, eg counting in 5 or 7 beats Changing/polymetric time (the successive use of different metres) Polymetric time (the simultaneous use of two or more different metres)Ade Question 4 ‘You'll now hear extracts from 4 pieces of music. In the boxes below please mark which kind of musical texture you hear. Each piece will be played through once. The first example has already been filled in, Ext | Ex2 | Ex3 | Ex4 Homophonic texture (including chordal style) Melody-plus-accompaniment Polyphonic texture (including imitation) x Question 5 You'll now hear 3 short pieces of music. Please mark in the boxes below in which way the music is divided into phrases. The first example will be played through once while the rest will be played 3 times. The first example has already been filled in. Example 1 | Example2 | Example 3 Regular phrases, eg 4+4 bars or| x 343 bars Irregular phrases, eg 3+2 bars or 34443 bars Question 6 This time you'll hear 4 new short pieces. Please mark in the boxes below the musical form of each piece. The first example will be played through once while the rest will be played twice. The first example has already been filled in. Example! | Example2 | Example3 | Example 4 A-B-A x A-A-B A-A-B-A A-A-B-BQuestion 7 You'll now hear extracts from 4 pieces of music. Mark in the boxes below which instrument/instruments is/are playing. The first example has already been filled in. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Flute Saxophone Bassoon Horn ‘Trumpet x Trombone Piano Guitar Violin Cello Doublebass Question 8 -AS- Here you have to identify a number of chords which you will hear only once. The first example has already been filled in. Ex. 1 Ex.2 Ex.4 Ex.5 | Ex.6 Major triad Minor triad x Diminished triad Augmented triad Chords of 4ths or Sths Note-cluster/cluster chord Seventh chord-A6- Question 9 In the following extracts from 4 pieces of music you have to identify which type of chord has been left out in the example below. Each example will be played twice. The answer to the first example has already been given. Example 1 (wind quintet): he a Qo hed =O Augmented Seventh chord Other a Example 2 (piano): Major a Minor Oo Diminished Augmented Seventh chord C1] Other Qo Example 3 (string quartet): i 4 — } — 6 = BS at fo oo FA . rl. — I f_¢ £ a ee Ee = f f Major Qa Minor a Diminished O Augmented =] Seventh chord 1] Other Qo-4+— = — = — e= — = Doe o Be ooo00a) b) Question 8 Please identify the type of chords you see below. Major a Major a Major oO Minor a Minor a Minor Qo Diminished Diminished Diminished Augmented Augmented Augmented Seventh chord 1] Seventh chord 1 Seventh chord Fourth chord 1 Fourth chord 0] Fourth chord 1 rr SS Major oO Major o Minor oO Minor ia Diminished O Diminished O Augmented Augmented Seventh chord Seventh chord 1 Fourth chord O Fourth chord Please notate the following chords. Cm? Fla Csus? Dim Kw (Adio)-V10- Question 9 Please identify the intervals in the following 2 examples. Perfect Sth a Minor 3rd Q Augmented 4th 1 Major 3rd a Diminished Sth O Augmented 3rd 0 Minor 6th o Diminished 3rd 0 Minor 9th =) Minor 7th =) Major 7th a Diminished 7th Minor 2nd Oo Major 2nd Oo Major 2nd QO Minor 3rd a Diminished 3rd. Minor 2nd) Augmented 2nd 1] Augmented 2nd 0] Perfect 4th a Diminished sth O Augmented 4th Major 6th Qa Augmented 6th O a Minor 7th = Perfect Sth Minor 6th Qa“Vile Question 10 Below you'll see notated the first 10 notes in a harmonic series. However some mistakes have been made. Please correct the example by crossing out the wrong notes and write the correct notes in the empty staff system below. oo 6 oo Write the first 10 notes in the harmonic series with E flat as the fundamental (lowest note).-Vi2- Question 11 Below you'll find some examples of 4-part/voice chorales. Each of them contain one mistake. Ring the notes which make up the mistake, and mark in the boxes below what kind of mistake you've identified. The first example has already been filled in, Ex.1 Ex.2 Ex.3 Ex.5 Ex.1 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Leaps in one part/voice too big ‘Augmented interval in one part/voice Too much space between two parts/voices Voice overlap between 2 parts/voices Parallel Sths or octaves between two parts/voices Unprepared discord in one part/voice Unresolved discord in one part/voice Doubling of leading-note in two parts/voices-VB- Question 12 Please add the middle parts (alto and tenor) to the following chorale using the harmonic with correct part-writing/voice-leading and correct doubling of notes: \dications Question 13 Here your task is to make a 4-part writing of short chorale extracts using a number of typical chords and chord combinations. Example 1 has already been filled in. Example 1: Harmonize the following short chorale extract using II§ (subdominant with added 6th) at the chord marked with * d minor: Example 2: Harmonize the following short chorale extract using VII, at the chord marked with *. G major:Question 13 (continued) Example 3: Harmonize the following short chorale extract using V* at the chord marked with *. ok g minor: Example 4: Harmonize the following final cadence from a chorale melody using I$ (subdominant with added 6th) at the chord marked with **8 3. Dictation/Correction Name: Principal Study:-p2- Question 1 a) You'll hear a melody consisting of a number of notes. The melody will be repeated, but one note will be different the second time. Please indicate the altered note by crossing it out. ‘The example will be played once. Example 1 has already been filled in, Example 1 2 d ~ 7 _ \ (cello): Example 2 4 3 " (clarinet): Example 3 h T7 : came ga Example 4 j : IF d J . (hom): : b) A two-part melody will be played. The melody will be repeated, but one of the notes in she lower part will be different the second time. Please indicate the altered note by crossing it out. ‘The example will be played once. Example | has already been filled in. Example | J ~p—} 41 | (Gute and bassoon): sa x t he t , Example 2 +d (clarinet und bassoon): “ty f JJjJt 4 ttt tt 4 f bce 4 Jj, (piano): f P r Example 4 (voices):-p3- Question 2 ‘You'll now hear a melody which you are to compare with the 3 musical examples you see below. Tick the appropriate box of the example which corresponds to what you hear being played. The melody will be played twice. Example 1 (violin): 4 Question 3 You'll now hear a melody notated in different rhythms which you are to compare with the 3 musical examples you see below. Tick the appropriate box of the example which corresponds to what you hear being played. The melody will be played through twice. Example 1 (piano):-D4- Question 3 (continued) Example 2 (piano): Question 4 Write down the melody which is being played now. The rhythm has already been indicated above the staff. The example will be played once in its entirety. Then each line separately, and finally the whole melody again, meaner bow) eee J4t HI 1 |-Ds- Question 5 Write down the rhythm of the melody you'll hear now. The melodic line has already been indicated above. The example will be played once in its entirety. Then each line separately, and finally the whole melody again. ————— — weD6- Question 6 Your next task is to correct the following 3 pieces of music so that the written example will correspond with what you actually hear. Furthermore you have to write down both rhythm and melody and also note the chord symbols, a) First you’ll hear the example in its entirety. Then the separate sections: A, B, and C each will be played twice. Finally you'll hear the entire example once more. Correct the printed score; you'll B find one rhythmic, one melodic, Write down the rhythm and one articulation mistake. * [e Write dows © ieee L_____ which chorasy’ —________|-DT- Question 6 (continued) b) In this example you'll find certain mistakes in the printed score ~ either melodic or thythmic. Cross out the incorrect notes and then write the correct notes in the staff system below. ‘The example will be played through 3 times. Allegretto. P-D8- Question 6 (continued) ©) The printed score is correct; but the music you will hear will contain mistakes with regard to dynamics, articulation, and rhythm, Please mark the mistakes in the score. The example will be played through twice.