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Internal assessment resource reference number Music/1/6_N4 PAGE FOR TEACHER USE

2008

Internal Assessment Resource

Subject Reference: Music 1.6

Internal assessment resource reference number: Music/1/6_N4

Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima - Penderecki

Supports internal assessment for:

Achievement Standard 90017 v2 Demonstrate knowledge of music works

Credits: 4

Date version published: January 2008

Ministry of Education For use in internal assessment quality assurance status from 2008

Teacher Guidelines: The following guidelines are supplied to enable teachers to carry out valid and consistent assessment using this internal assessment resource.

Context/setting: This assessment activity comes at the end of a unit of teaching and learning on Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima by Krzysztof Penderecki. The activity focuses on two aspects of the work – the historical and social context in which the work was composed, and the elements and features found in the work.

The activity consists of two tasks, both of which must be completed.

Task 1: Creation of a Wall Chart. This task requires students to demonstrate knowledge of  Why, when and where the work was written  Penderecki’s other works and achievements  Penderecki’s place in musical history

Task 2: Elements and Features of the Music. This task requires students to demonstrate an knowledge of how Penderecki has used elements within the work to communicate ideas and feelings in selected quoted statements.

Conditions: Task 1 requires classroom time and homework time. Opportunity should be given for students to access information.

Task 2 requires classroom time only. A score is required.

Resource requirements:  Audio recording of the work  Score of Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima  Access to research materials  Sheets of paper for wall chart Note: The Sound and Sense Series and the Listening Guides (Dando & Sell) that may already be in schools are valuable sources of information for this assessment activity  Useful web-sites include: http://www.emory.edu/MUSIC/ARNOLD/penderecki_content.html http://www.krakow2000.pl/wydarzenia/kpenderecki_98/penderecki_a.htm l

Additional information: Teachers are reminded that this activity provides evidence towards the completion of Achievement Standard 90017. A contrasting work from a New Zealand context is needed to complete the standard.

2008

Internal Assessment Resource

Subject Reference: Music 1.6

Internal assessment resource reference number: Music/1/6_N4

Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima - Penderecki

Supports internal assessment for Achievement Standard 90017 v2 Demonstrate knowledge of music works Credits: 4

Student Instructions Sheet

Read through all the information given to you before starting work.  Make sure you understand what you are being asked to do  Ensure that you know what level of performance is required for you to obtain Achievement, Achievement with Merit, or Achievement with Excellence for this assessment

This assessment activity consists of TWO tasks, both of which must be completed.  You will complete the assessment at a specified time  Your teacher will give you clear instructions as to when you are to complete this assessment.

Task 1 Create a Wall Chart

In January 2000, Penderecki received an international award as “Living Composer of the Year”.

You are to create a wall chart for display. In the chart you design you must show your knowledge of:

 Penderecki’s country of birth  Any social and political influences on his compositions  A brief overview of his life  His career to the present time  Any outstanding awards  The reasons why he composed Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima  A list of several of his compositions, covering different styles  Any other information you consider relevant or interesting.

Task 2 Elements and Features of Threnody

The following boxes contain quotes from various interviews with Penderecki.

 Respond to the quotes and explain fully (giving examples from the score where appropriate) how Penderecki uses the elements listed in each box to express his ideas and feelings with reference to Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

 Use the spaces provided for your answer.

“I wanted to start writing my own music, independent of what I had heard or learned … I didn’t want to write in bars because this music doesn’t work if you put it in bars”.

Notation______

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Beat/Rhythm______

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“I was looking for new sounds”.

Timbre/Tone colour______

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Pitch______

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Dynamics______

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“We’re living in a time of discovery and new techniques”.

Instrumentation______

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Texture______

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Tempo______

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Harmony______

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“Visualizing is very important to me. In writing large pieces I try to draw the piece on paper so that I can see the form of the entire composition before I start thinking in terms of notes”.

Structure and Form  The work is divided into a number of sections (or sound events)  Visualise the work in your own mind. Draw and label your own diagram showing the different sound events in Threnody. Listen to the work as you do this and observe the score. Describe the main musical features in each section. Use the box below in landscape format, or your own paper.

Achievement Criteria

Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence

 Demonstrate knowledge  Demonstrate knowledge  Demonstrate knowledge of elements and of a range of elements of a wide range of features of music works. and features of music elements and features of works. music works.

Assessment Schedule

Task Evidence Judgement towards Judgement towards Judgement towards Achievement Achievement with Achievement with Merit Excellence

1 Wall Chart  The wall chart  The wall chart  The wall chart identifies factual, identifies detailed identifies in-depth contextual factual and factual and information contextual contextual concerning the life information, information and music of concerning the life concerning the life Penderecki. and music of and music of Penderecki. Penderecki.

2 Description  Valid comments  Detailed  Perceptive of Elements made about the comments made comments made and use of elements in about the use of about the use of Features. the work related to elements in the elements and the quotes; valid work related to features in the diagram and the quotes; work directly description of the detailed diagram related to the main musical and description of quotes; detailed features of some the main musical diagram and sound events features of sound description of the provided. events provided, main musical showing features of sound understanding of events provided, the work. showing in-depth understanding of the work.

This assessment contributes evidence towards the final grade of Achievement Standard 90017 (Music 1.6). The final grade will be determined on completion of this and a work from a New Zealand context.