GCSE Music (Edexcel) Set Works
As part of the GCSE listening examination you will need to study and know 8 pieces of music which are split up into 4 areas of Study. You are also expected to be able to make critical judgements and comparisons between these pieces and unfamiliar works.
AOS1: Instrumental Music 1700-1820
AOS2: Vocal Music
AOS3: Music for Stage and Screen
AOS4: Fusions
AOS1: Instrumental Music 1700-1820
- Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, 3rd Movement
- Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Pathetique, 1st movement
AOS2: Vocal Music
- Purcell's Music for a While
- Queen's 'Killer Queen', from the album Sheer Heart Attack
AOS3: Music for Stage and Screen
- Schwartz's Defying Gravity from Wicked
- Williams' Main Title/Rebel Blockade Runner from Star Wars
AOS4: Fusions
- Afro Celt Sound System's Release from the album Volume 2: Release
- Esperenza Spalding's Samba Em Preludio from the album Esperanza