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Area of Study 2: Instrumental Music

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What are the key features of movements 1 and 2 of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique?

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, movements 1 and 2 (movement 2 at A-level only). The Romantic programme symphony, the idee fixe, the expanded orchestra and orchestration, sonata form with a slow introduction, and the waltz movement.
A focused answer on the Edexcel A-Level Music set work, movements 1 and 2 of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Covers the Romantic programme symphony, the idee fixe, the expanded orchestra and orchestration, sonata form with a slow introduction, the waltz, and the features the appraising exam rewards.
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What are the key features of the first movement of Clara Wieck-Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17?

Clara Wieck-Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17, movement 1. The Romantic piano trio in sonata form, its lyrical themes, chromatic harmony, the interplay of piano, violin and cello, and the contrapuntal development.
A focused answer on the Edexcel A-Level Music set work, the first movement of Clara Wieck-Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor Op. 17. Covers the Romantic piano trio, sonata form, lyrical themes, chromatic harmony, the interplay of piano, violin and cello, and the features the appraising exam rewards.
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What is the Instrumental Music area of study, and how do its three set works trace the Baroque to the Romantic?

Area of Study 2 Instrumental Music: the three set works (Vivaldi's Concerto in D minor Op. 3 No. 11, Clara Wieck-Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor Op. 17, and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique), the genres of concerto, piano trio and programme symphony, and the stylistic journey from Baroque ritornello to Romantic programme music.
An overview of Area of Study 2 (Instrumental Music) for Edexcel A-Level Music. Introduces the three set works by Vivaldi, Clara Wieck-Schumann and Berlioz, the genres of concerto, piano trio and programme symphony, and the move from Baroque ritornello to Romantic programme music the appraising exam rewards.
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What are the key features of Vivaldi's Concerto in D minor Op. 3 No. 11 (movements 1 and 2)?

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op. 3 No. 11 (from L'estro armonico), movements 1 and 2. The Baroque solo concerto for two violins and cello, ritornello form, the fugal and slow movements, terraced dynamics and continuo.
A focused answer on the Edexcel A-Level Music set work, Vivaldi's Concerto in D minor Op. 3 No. 11 (movements 1 and 2). Covers the Baroque concerto for two violins and cello, ritornello form, the fugal opening, terraced dynamics, continuo and the Baroque features the appraising exam rewards.
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