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CAPMTStudentEvaluationsSyllabus2009 Level8–p.1
LEVEL 8 CompleteRequirements
Repertoire
Threepieces:OnefromtheBaroqueorClassicalPeriod,onefromtheRomanticPeriod,andonefromtheTwentiethCentury.Twomustbememorized.
Anthologies
Publisher
Alfred Magrath,J.:MasterpieceswithFlair!,Book3
FJH Faber:TheDevelopingArtist
• PianoLiterature,Book4• PianoSonatinas,Book4
Harris CelebrationSeriesPerspectives:PianoRepertoireLevel8,Etudes,Level8
Kjos Snell,K.:PianoRepertoire,Level8
• BaroqueandClassical• Romanticand20thCentury• Etudes• FirstSonataAlbum
AdditionalExamples
Baroque Bach,J.S.:2PartInventions,Nos.5,7,11,12
Classical Mozart:Sonatas,K.280inF,K.283inG,K.330,K.570
Romantic Mendelssohn:SongswithoutWords,Op.19,No.1,Op.53,No.2,Op.62,Nos.1and6,Op.67,No.6,Op.85,No.1andOp.102,No.4
20thCentury Villa-Lobos:FivePiecesonBrazilianFolkSongs
Shostakovich:24PreludesOp.34,Nos.13,16,17,and19
Oral Questions
Questionsmaybeaskedaboutmusicaltermsandsignsfoundinthestudent’srepertoire.Inaddition,thestudentshouldknowthestyleperiodrepresentedbyeachpiece,aswellasoneormorefactsaboutthecomposer.Iftherepertoireincludespiecesinbinary,roundedbinary,ternary,orSonataAllegroform,thestudentmaybeaskedtoidentifytheform.
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Sight Reading
Sightreadashortmusicalexample,equalindifficultytoaLevel6piece.
Technique
Scales
DbEbGbMajorbbcebharmonicandmelodicminor
Handstogether4octaves
q =100
Cadences
DbEbGbMajorbbcebminor
I-IV-ii6–V7-Ii–iv–iio6–V7-i
q
Scale:2Against3
DbMajor
Handstogether,RH:3octavesintripletsLH:2octavesin8thnotesReverse
q =100
Four-NoteTonicandDominantSeventhChordInversions
DbEbGbMajor
Handstogether.Rootpositionandinversions.Blocked,thenbroken.
q
Tonic,DominantSeventh(V7)Arpeggios
DbEbGbMajor
Handstogether4octaves.
q =84
Tonic,DiminishedSeventh(viio7)Arpeggios
bbcebminor
(beginontheleadingtoneofthescale)
Handstogether4octaves.
q =84
Terms and Signs
ornamentwithupperprefix ornamentwithlowerprefix
contrapuntaltexture robusto pedalpoint/organpoint
m.d.(manodestra) m.s.(manosinistra) pivotchord whole-tonescale
augmentation diminution stretto hemiola
portato scherzo scherzando stringendo
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Musical Style Periods
Althoughsomeofthecharacteristicslistedbelowmaybefoundinmorethanonestyleperiod,thelistingsgenerallyindicatetheearliestwidespreadusageand/oracontrastwiththepreviousstyleperiod.
CHARACTERISTICSOFBAROQUEMUSIC
• Extensiveuseofornamentation.• PolyphonictextureincludingFugues• Binarydanceforms• Harpsichordandclavichordwidelyused
CHARACTERISTICSOFCLASSICALMUSIC
• Homophonictexture• Phraseseasilydefined• Multi-movementSonata/SonataAllegroform• Pianoreplacestheharpsichord• UseofAlbertibass
CHARACTERISTICSOFROMANTICMUSIC
• Widerrangeofexpressionindicatedbythecomposer• Morefluctuationintempo,includingrubato• Programmaticmusicwithdescriptivetitles• Increaseduseofchromaticism• Formalstructuresbecomelessimportant
CHARACTERISTICSOFIMPRESSIONISTICMUSIC
• Useofmodes,wholetonescales,andpentatonicscales• Pedalusedforcoloristiceffect• Glidingchordsinparallelmotion(planing)• Departurefromfunctionalharmony• Harmonyoftenbasedonfourthsandfifthsratherthantriads
CHARACTERISTICSOFTWENTIETHCENTURYMUSIC
• Mayincludebitonality,polytonality,atonality• Avarietyoftextures,includingclusters• Useofchangingmetersandasymmetricalrhythms• Influenceofjazz,ragtimeandblues• Pianooftenusedpercussively
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Music Literacy
Thestudentisresponsibleforallterms,signs,andconceptsfrompreviouslevels.
• Writeawhole-tonescalebeginningonanynote.
• Writeoridentifysecondarydominants:V(7)/V,V(7)/IV
• Harmonicallyanalyzeamusicalexamplewritteninchoralestyle,usingRomannumeralsandfiguredbass.Nomodulationwillbeinvolved.
• Matchornamentstotheirrealizations.
• Matchcharacteristicstomusicalstyleperiods.
• Identifythestyleperiodofmusicalexcerpts.
• Writecounts,addbarlinesortimesignaturestorhythmexamplesincluding32ndnotesandrests.
• Matchtermsandsignstotheirdefinitions.
• DemonstrateanunderstandingofthetonalstructureofSonataAllegroform.
• Scoreanalysis:Questionswillinvolveconceptsfromthisandearlierlevels.
Aural Training/Listening Skills
• Intervalidentification:Allmajorandminorintervalsplusthetritone.Eachwillbeplayedbrokenandsolid.
• Identificationoftheposition(root,1stinversion,or2ndinversion)andqualityofamajororminortriad.
• Identificationofthepositionofadominant7thchord:
Rootposition,1stinversion,2ndinversion,or3rdinversion
• Identifythestyleperiod(Baroque,Classical,Romantic,or20thCentury)ofamusicalexample.
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Level 8 Sample Written Test
Scales
WriteawholetonescalebeginningonD. ____(4pts.)
Harmonic Analysis ____(5pts.)
GivetheRomannumeralsandfiguredbassforeachunderscoredchord.Thefirstonehasbeendoneasanexample.
I5/3 _____ ____________________
Secondary Dominants ____(4pts.)
Writethefollowingsecondarydominants:
Fmajor:V7/VCmajor:V7/IV Gmajor:V7/V Dmajor:V7/IV
Ornaments ____(2pts.)
Matcheachornamenttothecorrectrealization.
A B
____ ____
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Musical Style Periods ____(12pts.)
Matcheachcharacteristicwiththeappropriatestyleperiod.Write“B”forBaroque,“C”forClassical,“R”forRomantic,“I”forImpressionisticor“T”forTwentiethCentury.
____Morefluctuationintempo,includingrubato
____Influenceofjazz,ragtimeandblues
____Harpsichordandclavichordwidelyused
____Harmonyoftenbasedonfourthsandfifthsratherthantriads
____Avarietyoftextures,includingclusters
____Homophonictexture
____Pedalusedforcoloristiceffect
____Extensiveuseofornamentation.
____UseofAlbertibass
____PolyphonictextureincludingFugues
____Multi-movementSonata/SonataAllegroform
____Widerrangeofexpressionindicatedbythecomposer
Matching ____(8pts.)
___scherzo a.righthand
___portato b.2ormorevoicessoundingatthesametime
___m.s.(manosinistra) c.achordwhichprecedesamodulation,andiscommontoboththeoriginalkeyandthenewkey
___m.d.(manodestra) d.aplayfulorhumorouspiece,ajoke.
___hemiola e.halfwaybetweenlegatoandstaccato
___contrapuntaltexture f.quickening,accelerando
___pivotchord g.lefthand
___stringendo h.arhythmicdevicesuperimposing2beatsinthetimeof3,or3beatsinthetimeof2
Rhythm ____(4pts.)
Writecountsfortherhythmexamplebelow.
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Score Analysis ____(18pts.)
ThefirstmovementofSonataOp.13,No.3byHeinrichJosephRiegeliswritteninSonataAllegroform.Answerthefollowingquestions:
1. IdentifythekeyandmodeoftheSonata.__________________
2. Whichtermbestdescribesthebassclefnotesinmeasures1–3and9–11?
Repetition___ Pedalpoint___ Sempre___
3. Identifytheornamentsfoundinthefollowingmeasures:
Measure13__________________
Measure16__________________
Measure37__________________
4. NamethethreemainsectionsofSonataAllegroformandgivetheinclusivemeasurenumbersforeach.
Firstsection: __________________ measures___to___
Secondsection: __________________ measures___to___
Thirdsection: __________________ measures___to___
5. Inthefirstsection,thesecondthemebeginsinmeasure17.LocatethefirstmeasureofthesamethemeinthethirdsectionoftheSonata.____
6. Identifythekeyandmodeofmeasures17-36.________________
7. Whatisthetermfortheaccompanimentpatternfoundinthebassclefofmeasure17?____________________
8. Identifythekeyandmodeofmeasures37to42.__________________
9. Identifythecircledintervalinmeasure56.__________________
10. Identifythecirclednon-harmonictonesinthefollowingmeasures:
Measure15__________________
Measure17__________________
_57_Possiblepoints _____Studentpoints
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Sonata, Op. 3 No. 3
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