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** WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY B.A. Honours 4th Semester Examination. 2020 MUCACORO8T-MUSIC (CC8) Daks THEORY OF WESTERN MUSIC AND KARNATAKI MUSIC Time Allotted: 1 Hour Full Marks: 20 The figures in the nargin indicate full murks. Candidates should answer in oun their uords as for as practicable 1 Write a short note on any one from the following: (a) Great Staff (b) Circle of 5th (e) Kriti. Answer any two questions from the following: 72 15 (a) Wrile brietly on the musical contributions of any one musIC compOser trom the following: () Mozart (i) Beethov en () Thyagraj (IV Mutthuswami Dixitar (b) Find out the Aksharakalam ofthe tollowing Karnataki talas () Mishra jaati Atta Talam (ii) Khanda Jaati Dhruba Talam (ii) Chaturashra jaati Triputam (iv) Tishra jaati Rupakam (1) Sankeerna jaati Matyam. (c) Find out the Swarasthananm of the follow ing Melakarta Ragas: (1) Kosalam (ii) Harikambhoji (ii) Suryakantham (IV) Kharaharapriya () Charukeshi. (d) Answer the following questions (any two): (1) Write in semi breve the second inversion of the triad in B Major. using Treble clef with key signature. 4025 Turn Over CBCS/B.A./Hons./4th Sem./MUCACOROST/2020 (ii) The ascending and descending octave of A Major scale without key signature in Bass clef. (ii) Diminished 7h Chord on the tonic notc of E Major in Treble clef. (iv) Minor 6" in the scale ofG Major from the mediant in Bass clef. N.B.: Studems have to completesubmission of their Answer Seripts through E-mail Whatsapp to their own respective cotleges on the same day / date of examination within I hour after end of exam. University / College authorities will not be held responsible for wrong submission (at in proper address). Students are strongly advised not to submil multiple copies of the same answer scripi. 4025 2 .

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