Edexcel GCSE and A level Music past paper audio extract details
This news item includes details of the audio extracts from the legacy specifications for Edexcel GCSE and A level Music from the past exam papers.
GCSE (2009) Music
Extract details for 5MU03 summer 2012 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozart | 1st movement of Symphony No. 40 in G minor | 4.24 - 4.54 |
| 2 | Chopin | Prelude No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28 | 1.07 - 2.01 |
| 3 | Schoenberg | Peripetie’ from 5 orchestral pieces | 0.00 - 0.30 |
| 4 | Reich | 3rd mov (fast) from Electric Counterpoint | 2.05 - 2.39 |
| 5 | Moby | Why does my heart feel so dad | 2.58 - 3.38 |
| 6 | Jeff Buckley | Grace | Extract 1: 1.55 - 2.18 Extract 2: 4.06 - 4.32 |
| 7 | Capercaillie | Chuir M’Athair Mise Dhan Taigh Charraideach’, (Skye Waulking Song) | 0.00 - 0.58 |
| 8 | Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer | Rag Desh | Alap (Track 7 from Anthology CD) : 0.00 - 0.39 Gat (Track 9 from Anthology CD): 0.00 - 0.39 |
Extract details for 5MU03 summer 2013 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract Timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Handel | And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah | 0.40 - 1.01 |
| 2 | Chopin | Prelude No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28 | 2.26 - 3.24 |
| 3 | Bernstein | ‘Something’s coming’ from West Side Story | 1.18 - 1.40 |
| 4 | Reich | 3rd mov (fast) from Electric Counterpoint | 3.17 - 4.25 |
| 5 | Miles Davis | All Blues | 10.20 - 11.32 |
| 6 | Jeff Buckley | Grace | 0.48 - 1.29 |
| 7 | Koko | Yiri | 0.00 - 0.45 |
| 8 | Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer | Rag Desh | Gat (Track 8 from Anthology CD) 0.30 - 1.00 Gat (Track 9 from Anthology CD) 0.02 – 0.32 |
Extract details for 5MU03 summer 2014 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozart | Ist movement of Symphony No. 40 in G minor | Extract 1: 0.48 - 1.04 Extract 2: 6.02 - 6.19 |
| 2 | Handel | And the Glory of the Lord from Messiah, HWV 56 | 1.55 - 2.35 |
| 3 | Schoenberg | ‘Peripetie’ from 5 orchestral pieces | 0.09 - 0.53 |
| 4 | Bernstein | Something’s Coming from West Side Story | 0.00 - 0.21 |
| 5 | Miles Davis | All Blues from the album Kind of Blue | 1.03 - 2.06 |
| 6 | Moby | Why does my heart feel so bad | 2.56 - 4.20 |
| 7 | Capercaillie | ‘Chuir M’Athair Mise Dhan Taigh Charraideach’(Skye Waulking Song) | 1.03 - 1.58 |
| 8 | Koko | Yiri | 2.10 - 3.40 |
Extract details for 5MU03 summer 2015 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract Timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozart | Symphony no.40 in G minor | 6.02 - 6.57 |
| 2 | Chopin | Prelude No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28 | 3.56 - 4.56 |
| 3 | Reich | 3rd mov (fast) from Electric Counterpoint: | 0.00 - 1.27 |
| 4 | Bernstein | Something’s coming from West Side Story | 1.35 - 1.55 |
| 5 | Moby | Why does my heart feel so bad? | Extract 1: 1.38 - 2.17 Extract 2:2.59-3.57 |
| 6 | Buckley | Grace | 3.00 - 3.41 |
| 7 | Koko | Yiri | 4.31 - 5.36 |
| 8 | Alok Bhatt | Rag Desh | 0.15 - 1.20 |
Extract details for 5MU03 summer 2016 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract Timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozart | 1st movement from Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 | 3.44 - 4.27 |
| 2 | F. Chopin | Prelude No. 15 in D flat major, Op.28 | 4.32 - 5.40 |
| 3 | Schoenberg | Peripetie from Five Orchestral Pieces, Op.16 | 1.08 - 1.48 |
| 4 | Steve Reich | 3rd movement (fast) from Electric Counterpoint | 2.47 – 3.42 |
| 5 | Miles Davis | All Blues from the album Kind of Blue | 9.28 - 10.09 |
| 6 | J.Buckley | Grace from the album Grace | 0.47 - 1.29 |
| 7 | Koko | Yiri | 2.10 - 2.56 |
| 8 | Alok Bhatt | Rag desh | 0.00 - 1.15 |
AS and A level (2008) Music
Extract details for 6MU03 summer 2011 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gershwin | Summertime | 0.04 - 1.12 |
| 2 | Haydn | String Quartet in E flat, Op.33 No.2 ‘The Joke’ (4th movement) | 0.00 - 0.59 |
Extract details for 6MU03 summer 2012 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beethoven | Septet in E-flat, Op. 20: 1 Adagio-Allegro Con Brio | 1.37 - 2.37 |
| 2 | Weelkes | Sing We at Pleasure | 0.54 - end |
Extract details for 6MU03 summer 2013 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debussy | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | 0.59 - 2.22 |
| 2 | Monteverdi | Ohime | 1.15 - end |
Extract details for 6MU03 summer 2014 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haydn | Symphony No. 26 in D Minor, 'Lamentatione' (movement I) | 1.58 - 2.42 |
| 2 | Desmond Dekker and the Aces | You Can Get It If You Really Want | 1.31 - 2.25 |
Extract details for 6MU03 summer 2015 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G (i) | 0.57 - 1.50 |
| 2 | Taverner | The Lamb | 0.00 - 1.52 |
Extract details for 6MU03 summer 2016 assessment.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
| 1 | Tippett | Concerto for Double String Orchestra Mvt I | 0.00 - 0.51 |
| 2 | Bruckner | Locus iste | 0.00 - 1.34 |
Extract details for 6MU06 summer 2011 assessment.
*Extract timings may vary as the linked versions may not be exactly the same versions used in the exam.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract Timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excerpt A: Vaughan Williams Excerpt B: Vaughan Williams |
0.00 - 1.13
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| 2 | J.S. Bach | Johannes Passion Appendix: Aria "Zerschmettert Mich" | 0.00 - 2.04 |
Extract details for 6MU06 summer 2012 assessment.
*Extract timings may vary as the linked versions may not be exactly the same versions used in the exam.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract Timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excerpt A: Stravinsky Excerpt B: Stravinsky |
0.00 - 1.00 0.00 - 1.04 |
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| 2 | Mozart | Derek Han: The Complete Mozart Piano Concertos, Vol. Seven Piano Concerto No.22 in Eb K.482 mvt II Andante |
0.00 - 1.31 |
Extract details for 6MU06 summer 2013 assessment.
*Extract timings may vary as the linked versions may not be exactly the same versions used in the exam.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract Timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excerpt A: Purcell Excerpt B: Purcell |
0.00 - 1.03 0.00 - end |
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| 2 | Haydn | Mass in B Flat 'Theresienmesse' 5. Benedictus | 0.46 - 2.21 |
Extract details for 6MU06 summer 2014 assessment.
*Extract timings may vary as the linked versions may not be exactly the same versions used in the exam.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excerpt A: Byrd Excerpt B: Byrd |
‘Justorum Animae' 'Christ rising again’ |
1.41 - end 0.00 - 0.45 |
| 2 | Handel | Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No.10: 3. Air (Lento) | 0'00 - 1'52 |
Extract details for 6MU06 summer 2015 assessment.
*Extract timings may vary as the linked versions may not be exactly the same versions used in the exam.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excerpt A: Ravel Excerpt B: Ravel |
Introduction and Allegro for Harp Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major II Blues Moderato |
0'00 - 1'04 0'00 - 0'56 |
| 2 | Beethoven | O war ich schon mit dir vereint | 0'00 - 1'34 |
Extract details for 6MU06 summer 2016 assessment.
*Extract timings may vary as the linked versions may not be exactly the same versions used in the exam.
| Track | Artist | Track | Extract timings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excerpt A: Ewan MacColl Excerpt B: The Whistlebinkies |
Hughie the Graeme Cam' ye o'er frae France |
0'00 - 0'50 0'00 - 1'12 |
| 2 | Mozart | Quartet in D Major, K. 575 2nd movement: Andante | 0'00 - 1'34 |
