AQA GCSE MUSIC LISTENING TESTS (2ND EDITION) TRACKS – REVISED 2016

This document provides details of all of the tracks that are required to complete the questions in the AQA GCSE Music Listening Tests. Direct hyperlinks are given to purchase the tracks in iTunes or on the Amazon MP3 store. NB some of the Amazon tracks can be listened to for free if you have an Amazon Prime account.

Alternatively, most of the tracks (except for Q25 Thank you for the music, and Q30 Raga Bhaityar Sitar) can be streamed from Spotify. Search for Rhinegold Education, public playlists, AQA GCSE.

QUESTION 1 Composer: Mozart Artist: Album: Mozart: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 11 “Alla Turca”, 16, 18 Track 4: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K. 545 ‘Sonata Facile”: I. Allegro www.amazon.co.uk/Mozart-Piano-Sonata-facile- Allegro/dp/B001N4ZX4A/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1472728329&sr=1-2- catcorr&keywords=uchida+mozart+sonata+16 QUESTION 2 Composer: Fauré Album: The Most Relaxing in the World …Ever! CD 3 Track 16: Requiem, Op. 48: VII: In Paradisum

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00QOOOQPQ/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk8

QUESTION 3 Composer: Beethoven Artist: Album: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1–9 CD 2 Track 9: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/symphony-no.-7-in-major-op./id140582764?i=140582403 QUESTION 4 Composer: Bach Album: The Very Best of Bach CD 1 Track 12: Prelude and Fugue No. 1

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/predule-and-fugue-no.-1/id82546631?i=82544449 QUESTION 5 Composer: Mahler Album: Schwarz Conducts Mahler 1 Artist: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz Track 2: Symphony No. 1 (second movement) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003X0TXIE/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk6 QUESTION 6 Composer: Mendelssohn Album: Mendelssohn: Octet & Quintet No. 2 Artist: Primavera Chamber Ensemble Track 2: String Octet in E flat, Op. 20: II. Andante www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004CZBZR6/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk2 QUESTION 7 Composer: Arnold Album: Arnold: English, Irish, Scottish and Cornish Dances, Solitaire Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Arnold Track 3: English Dances, Set I, Op. 27: III. Mesto www.amazon.co.uk/English-Dances-Op-27- Mesto/dp/B004O8N90C/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1472729565&sr=1- 4&keywords=arnold+english+dances+op27 QUESTION 8 Composer: Tchaikovsky Album: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathetique’ Artist: & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Track 4: Symphony No. 6 in B minor: IV. Finale: Adagio Lamentoso https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/symphony-no.-6-in-b-minor/id263081849?i=263082769 QUESTION 9 Composer: Haydn Album: Quartett: Hommage CD 1 Track 2: in C major, Op. 76, No. 3 ‘Emperor’: II. Poco adagio – cantabile (Thema) www.amazon.co.uk/String-Quartet-major-Op- Emperor/dp/B013LUD872/ref=sr_1_7?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1472729840&sr=1- 7&keywords=haydn+string+quartet+op+76+no3+alban+berg QUESTION 10 Composer: di Capua/Capurro Album: : Ave Maria Artist: Luciano Pavarotti Track 2: O Sole Mio www.amazon.co.uk/O-sole- mio/dp/B001LH3526/ref=sr_1_4?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1472731393&sr=1- 4&keywords=pavarotti+o++sole+mio QUESTION 11 Composer: Wagner Album: Marches Greatest Hits Featuring Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 Track 11: Lohengrin Bridal Choir, Act II

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lohengrin-bridal-choir-act-ii/id316346639?i=316346976

QUESTION 12 Composer: Mozart Album: Mozart & Beethoven For Pets Artist: Windy Town Artists Track 4: K331 Mvt. 1 Sonata Rondo Alla Turka https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/k331-mvt.-1-sonata-rondo-alla/id459269351?i=459269358 QUESTION 13 Composer: Bach Album: Bach: ‘Double’ Concerto for Two Violins, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Track 2: Concerto in D minor for Two Violins and Orchestra, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/concerto-in-d-minor-for-two/id157850148?i=157850193 QUESTION 14 Album: The Stranglers: Greatest Hits 1977–1990 Artist: The Stranglers Track 6: Golden Brown

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/golden-brown/id427819996?i=427820016 QUESTION 15 Album: Clocks – Single Artist: Coldplay Track 1: Clocks

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TULYTRU/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1 QUESTION 16 Album: The Very Best of Artist: 10cc Track 6: The Wall Street Shuffle

www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wall-Street- Shuffle/dp/B002LVKEV6/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1472731795&sr=1- 1&keywords=10cc+wall+street+shuffle QUESTION 17 Composer: Rogers & Hammerstein Album: Oklahoma! Track 15: The Farmer and the Cowman

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004RXBH4Y/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk10

QUESTION 18 Album: The Shadows Collection Artist: The Shadows Track 1: Apache

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004Y6LUUA/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1 QUESTION 19 Album: Billy Elliot, The Musical – The Original Cast Recording Track 15: Finale

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/finale/id96663256?i=96663392 QUESTION 20 Album: Elvis 30 #1 Hits Artist: Elvis Presley Track 20: Can’t Help Falling in Love

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cant-help-falling-in-love/id388127843?i=388128266 Album: UB40 Love Songs Artist: UB40 Track 1: Can’t Help Falling in Love (2009 Remaster)

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001Q1ORQK/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1 QUESTION 21 Album: The Best of Blondie Artist: Blondie Track 1: Heart of Glass

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001KO22NS/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1 QUESTION 22 Album: Les Miserables – 10th Anniversary Concert CD 1 Track 12: Castle on a Cloud

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/castle-on-a-cloud/id539514084?i=539514417 QUESTION 23 Composer: John Williams Album: Movie Legends: The Music of John Williams Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Track 9: Schindler’s List: Main Theme https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/schindlers-list-main-theme/id269677251?i=269678154

QUESTION 24 Album: Biograph Artist: Bob Dylan CD 1 Track 7: Blowin’ in the Wind

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GPH55KC/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk7 Album: Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection Artist: Stevie Wonder CD 2 Track 11: Blowin’ in the Wind

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00L2B3DCS/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk30 QUESTION 25 Album: Mamma Mia! It’s the ABBA Tribute Band Artist: The ABBA Tribute Band Track 10: Thank You For the Music

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/thank-you-for-the-music/id288033600?i=288033643 QUESTION 26 Album: Soro Artist: Salif Keita Track 5: Cono

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cono/id24319016?i=24319030 QUESTION 27 Album: African and Middle Eastern Drums: Belly Dance and Soukous Music Artist: All Star African Drum Ensemble Track 6: Shakira

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/shakira/id280407432?i=280407468 QUESTION 28 Album: Caribbean Party Music: Jamaican, Calypso, Steel Drums and Other Music of the Caribbean Track 10: Caribbean Steel Drum Calypso

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002E6O630/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk10 QUESTION 29 Album: Island 40th Anniversary, Vol. 5: Reggae Roots 1972–1995 Artist: Max Romeo Track 6: War Ina Babylon

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/war-ina-babylon/id16274385?i=16274417

QUESTION 30 Album: Glimpses of Great Masters: An Indian Classical Music Sampler Artist: Ravi Shankar Track 2: Raga Bhaityar, Sitar

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/raga-bhatiyar-sitar/id208973246?i=208973285 QUESTION 31 Album: Caribbean Party Music: Jamaican, Calypso, Steel Drums and Other Music of the Caribbean Track 14: Trinidad Steel Pan Reggae

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002E6HE3E/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk14 QUESTION 32 Album: Steel Drums of the Caribbean: Calypso Classics Artist: Jamaican Steel Band Track 1: Island in the Sun

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-In-The- Sun/dp/B00I344IBW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1472733267&sr=1- 1&keywords=jamaican+steel+band+island+in+the+sun QUESTION 33 Album: Treasures of Classical Indian Music Track 2: He Govinda He Gopala

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/he-govinda-he-gopala/id261000560?i=261000658 QUESTION 34 Album: Balle Artist: Sukshiner Shinda Track 3: Panjabi Clap Feat. Takeova Ent

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/panjabi-clap-feat.-takeova/id253722850?i=253724102 QUESTION 35 Album: African Tribal Music and Dances Track 6: Dance of the Hunters

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dance-of-the-hunters/id146582114?i=146582422

QUESTION 36 Album: Graceland (25th Anniversary Edition) Artist: Paul Simon Track 8: Homeless (with Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/homeless-ladysmith-black- mambazo/id529574560?i=529574694