2020 AQA Music GCSE Paper

Name the brass instruments heard during the instrumental introduction.

• Trumpet

• Trombones

• Tubas

• French horns

These are the lyrics after the instrumental introduction:

1. Come back,

2. Baby, come back

3. Come back,

4. Baby, come back

5. This is the first time until today

6. That you have run away

7. I’m asking you for the first time today,

8. Love me enough to stay

Which of the following best matches the form of the melody in lines 5–8?

• A A A1 A1

• A A1 A A1

• A A B B

• A B A C

On which beat or beats of the bar are the chords played during this excerpt?

• 1 & 2

• 3 & 4

• 2 & 4

• 1 & 3

This song is based mainly on three different chords.

The first chord heard is G major (dominant).

Name one other chord used.

• A minor

• Bb major

• D major

• C major

Name the instrument playing the melody at the beginning of this excerpt.

• Harp

• Violin

• Piano

• Harpsichord

What is the time signature of this excerpt from the entry of the violin?

• 4/4

• 3/4

• 6/8

Which type of choir is singing this excerpt?

• children’s choir

• ladies’ choir

• male voice choir

• mixed voice choir

Describe the texture of this excerpt.

• Antiphonal

• Homophonic

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

Which of the following best describes the harmony of this excerpt?

• Always consonant

• Starts consonant and ends dissonant

• Starts dissonant and ends consonant

• Always dissonant

Name the family of instruments playing this excerpt.

• Brass

• Percussion

• Strings

• Woodwind