2013 VCE Music Performance and Investigation Group List

2013 UNITS 3 AND 4 PRESCRIBED LIST OF GROUP WORKS

VCE MUSIC INVESTIGATION AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE 2011-2015

VCE Units 3 and 4 Music Performance and Music Investigation

2013Prescribed list of group works

Introduction

This list must be used to meet study design requirements for the following:

VCE Music Performance Units 3 and 4

Students who elect to complete the Performance examination for Music Performance Units 3 and 4 as a member of a group must perform two works from this list in their performance examination program to meet the study design requirements.

VCE Music Investigation Units 3 and 4

Students who elect to complete the Performance examination for Music Investigation Units 3 and 4 must select a work from either this list or the relevant instrument list in the Prescribed list of notated solo works.

VCE Music Investigation and VCE Music Performance Units 3 and 4

The Prescribed list of group works must be used in conjunction with information in the VCE Music Study Design 2011–2015, and current information about the performance examinations, including:

Criteria for Award of Grades and Examination Conditions, provided on the VCAA website: Music Investigation:

Music Performance:

Updated information provided through Notices to Schools at: or the VCAA Bulletin VCE, VCAL and VET:
Assessment report published annually and provided on the VCAA website:

Students may not perform the same work in more than one examination across VCE Music Performance, VCE Music Investigation and/or VCE VET Music. This rule applies for studies undertaken in the same and/or subsequent years.

Alternative works

Students who wish to select works other than those listed as the ‘prescribed work/s’ for the examination program should submit an application to the VCAA on the official form for individual approval. Applications should only be made where there is no equivalent/appropriate work/s on the list.

The form can be downloaded from In requesting permission to perform an alternative arrangement, applicants will need to:

provide details of theAlternative work – through a recording of the work and/or sheet music or chart as appropriate
outline grounds for the application. Suitable grounds may include repertoire not included in either Section A or Section B, for example a work fortaiko ensemble.

Information about Alternative works and the application forms are accessible from the Music Performance and Music Investigation study pages. Note, the forms for each study are different. In 2013, the closing date for Alternative works applications is Friday 1 March 2013.

The completed application form must be submitted to the VCAA before the closing date in the year the student is completing Units 3 and 4 Music Group Performance or Music Investigation. Proposals for alternative works must be made annually. Acceptance of any particular work in one year does not ensure automatic acceptance of the same work in future years.

Study design requirements

VCE Music Investigation

Students must select a work from either the Prescribed list of group worksor a relevant instrument list in the Prescribed list of notated solo works as the basis of study in their Focus Area. This work must be included in the student’s performance program for Unit 3 Outcome 3 and in their end-of-year performance examination program.

Notes

The examination program must include at least four contrasting works that relate to the Focus Area. See page 94 of the study design for further details.
Students may transpose and/or change instrumentation for works selected from Section A and Section B of this list.
Works selected from Section B must be performed as notated, that is, all lines/parts must be performed as notated. Parts may not be simplified.

VCE Music Performance

Students who elect to complete the performance examination as a member of a group must perform twocontrastingworks from this list. Details of this requirement are described on pages 45–46 of the VCE Music Study Design 2011–2015.

User Guide

Section A

Arrangements in Section A are listed by performer. Following each title, details of reference recordings are provided as a guide to performers in determining the form and style of their performance. Section A is divided into six categories. Within each category are works in a range of music styles.

Notes

Groups may develop their own interpretation of the two works they select from the list within the conventions of relevant styles. Information about reference recordings is provided to assist students in this process.
In preparing their interpretation and performance of works in Section A, students may also use notated sources such as transcriptions or lead sheets. As the notation for many contemporary works is lacking in detail, and in many cases does not accurately reflect the style of the work, it is recommended that groups use notated sources in conjunction with the reference recordings.
Works may be transposed from the original keys.
Instrumentation may be changed from reference recordings.

Section B

Section B is divided into eight categories based on instrument groupings and works are listed by composer and/or arranger.Following the title of each work, publication details are provided.

Students who select a work/s from Section B of the list are required to provide a copy of the score to the assessors at the commencement of the performance examination. Alterations, instrumentation or dynamics, for example, may be indicated on the copy of the score provided to the assessors. This requirement applies for Music Performance and Music Investigation.

Notes

The works must be performed as notated. Changes to markings relevant to expressive elements such as tempo, dynamics, articulations and/or ornamentation are acceptable. Repeats are optional.
The original instrumentation may be altered as required, for example, a work for flute quartet may be performed by two flutes and two clarinets with appropriate transposition. All parts in the published work must be realised in the performance.
Some notated works are published by different publishers and editions should be checked to ensure that they are the same as those listed here. If a different edition is being used, the two editions should be compared to ensure that they are of an equal degree of difficulty. Where the works are published both as single-title sheet music and as part of an album, either version may be used. Where no publication details are provided, any recognised edition is acceptable.

Revisions to the prescribed list

This list is published annually. Teachers and students should refer only to the list for the current year when selecting works for performance.

New works are listed in green.

Note: the Vocal Ensemble category in Section B features a significant number of new works for 2103. This category includes works from genres including Music Theatre, Art Music, Jazz and Popular Song, Folksong and World Music, Spirituals and Gospel, Sacred and Oratorio.

2013 UNITS 3 AND 4 PRESCRIBED LIST OF GROUP WORKS

VCE MUSIC INVESTIGATION AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE 2011-2015

Units 3 and 4 Music Performance and Music Investigation

2013Prescribed list of group works

Section A

1. Rock/Pop

Song Title / Performer/composer/arranger / Reference recording
‘A Thousand Miles’ / Vanessa Carlton / Be Not Nobody, Universal/A&M
‘Take Me Out’ / Franz Ferdinand / Franz Ferdinand or CD single, Sony
‘Broken’ / Seether featuring Amy Lee / Disclaimer 2 or CD single, Sony
‘Hysteria’ / Muse / Absolution, Warner, 2004
‘Danni California’ / Red Hot Chili Peppers / CD single, BMG
‘Here Comes Your Man’ / Pixies / CD single, Elektra/WEA
‘Schism’ / Tool / Ænima, Volcano
‘Just’ / Radiohead / CD single, EMI International
‘Ruby’ / Kaiser Chiefs / CD single, Umvd, 2007
‘Sunday Morning’ / Maroon 5 / CD single, BMG, 2004
‘Dakota’ / Stereophonics / CD single, V2 Music
‘The Pretender’ / Foo Fighters / CD single, Roswell Records
‘Soon We’ll Be Found’ / Sia / Single, Monkey Puzzle
‘Gossip’ / Heavy Cross / Single, Sony Music Entertainment
‘Plans’ / Birds of Tokyo / From Birds of Tokyo, Birds of Tokyo Limited
‘Pokerface’ / Lady Gaga / The Fame, Interscope Records
‘Anything Can Happen’ / Finn Brothers / Everyone is Here, EMI
‘Mary’ / Sparkadia / The Great Impression, Ivy League Records
‘Miss Nothing’ / The Pretty Reckless / Light Me Up, Interscope Records
‘Rolling in the Deep’ / Adele / 21, XL
‘Heatwave’ / The Living End / The Ending is Just the Beginning Repeating, Dew Process/Universal Music Australia
‘Settle Down’ / Kimbra / Vows, Forum 5 Warner Bros
‘Gold on the Ceiling’ / The Black Keys / Single, Nonesuch Records
‘Wedding Cake Island’ / Midnight Oil / Bird Noises, Sprint Music/CBS, remastered Sony/BMG

2. Jazz

Song title / Performer/composer/arranger / Reference recording
‘Don’t Know Why’ / Nora Jones / Come Away with Me, Blue Note Records
‘So What’ / Miles Davis / Kind of Blue, Columbia
‘Song For My Father’ / Horace Silver / The Best of Horace Silver, Vol. 2, Blue Note, 7932062, 1989
‘A Night in Tunisia’ / Dizzy Gillespie / Straight No Chaser (Miles Davis)
‘My Little Suede Shoes’ / Charlie Parker / Yardbird Suite: The Ultimate Charlie Parker, WEA/Atlantic, 1945
‘My Baby Just Cares for Me’ / Nina Simone / Bittersweet Very Best of Nina,BMG/Buddah Records
‘Elm’ / Richie Beirach / Elm, ECM
‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ / Miles Davis / Someday My Prince Will Come,Sony
‘Bernie’s Tune’ / Gerry Mulligan / Bernie’s Tune,EPM (France)
‘Spain’ / Chick Corea / Light as a Feather, Verve
‘Revelation’ / Yellowjackets / Shades, The Verve Music Groupor Twenty-five Live, Buzz Promotions
‘Everything Happens to Me’ / Billie Holiday / The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945–1959, Disc 3, Verve
‘Things Ain’t What They Used To Be’ / Duke Ellington / The Best of Duke Ellington, Blue Note,or Things Ain’t What They Used to Be, One Media
‘Crawling Up a Hill’ / Katie Melua / Crawling Up a Hill, EP, Dramatico Entertainment
‘Watch What Happens’ / Vince Jones / Watch What Happens, Universal
‘Digger’s Rest’ / Bryan Brown / Music of John Lewis, Move Records
‘Song for Bobby’ / Pyramid / Pyramid, East Recording Company
‘Listen Here’ / Eddie Harris / The Eddie Harris Anthology, Rhino

3. Blues/Rhythm’n’Blues/Roots

Song title / Performer/composer/arranger / Reference recording
‘Two Wrongs’ / Wyclef Jean / Masquerade, Columbia
‘The Thrill is Gone’ / BB King / The Definitive Greatest Hits, MCA, MCD11921, 1999
‘Love Me Like a Man’ / Bonnie Raitt / Give it Up, WEA/ Warner Bros
‘Still Got the Blues’ / Gary Moore / Still Got the Blues, EMD, Virgin, 1990
‘Crazy’ / Gnarls Barkley / CD single, Warner Brothers Records
‘Shelter’ / Xavier Rudd / Solace,Saltx
‘Rehab’ / Amy Winehouse / CD Single, Island, 2006
‘Son of a Preacher Man’ / Dusty Springfield / Dusty in Memphis,Atlantic, 1969
‘Water’ / Blue King Brown / Stand Up, Roots Level Records, 2006
‘Nothing Against You’ / Robert Cray / Sweet Potato Pie, Island/Mercury
‘Bust Your Windows’ / Jazmine Sullivan / Fearless, J-Records
‘Let’s Stay Together’ / Al Green / CD single, Code 90

Funk/Soul/Reggae

Song Title / Performer/composer/arranger / Reference recording
‘Chuck E’s in Love’ / Rickie Lee Jones / Rickie Lee Jones, Warner Bros, 32962, 1979
‘The Favourite’ / DIG / Dig Deeper: Directions in Groove, id/Phonogram, 5186092
‘Mama’s Trippin’ / Ben Harper / The Will to Live, Virgin, 72438-4417826, 1997
‘Underneath It All’ / No Doubt / Rock Steady, self-titled album or CD single, Interscope Records
‘You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me’ / Smokey Robinson and the Miracles / Ultimate Collection, UNI/Motown
‘Master Blaster’ / Stevie Wonder / CD single, Tamla
‘Is This Love’ / Bob Marley / CD single, Island
‘Love Rears Its Ugly Head’ / Living Colour / Time’s Up, Epic, 466920-9, 1990
‘Aeroplane’ / Red Hot Chili Peppers / One Hot Minute, WEA International
‘Fell In Love With A Boy’ / Joss Stone / The Soul Sessions, EMI
‘I’m Yours’ / Jason Mraz / CD single, Atlantic
‘Mercy’ / Duffy / Mercy EP, Polydor
‘Like It Like That’ / Guy Sebastian / Like It Like That, Sony Music Entertainment
‘Put Your Records On’ / Corinne Bailey Rae / Corrine Bailey Rae
‘Little Birdy’ / Little Birdy / Summarize, EP
‘Tightrope’ / Janelle Monáe / Metropolis, Bad Boy Records
‘Count Your Blessings’ / Damian Marley and Nas / Distant Relatives, Universal Republic Records
‘10/10’ / Paolo Nutini / Sunny Side Up, Universal Music UK
‘Blackbird’ / The Beautiful Girls / Learn Yourself, The Beautiful Girls
‘Don’t Let Go’ / Spawnbreezie / Dear Billy, I-Taun Records

Country/Country Rock/Folk

Song Title / Performer/composer/arranger / Reference recording
‘Crazy’ / Willie Nelson / Greatest Songs, WEA/Atlantic/CURB
‘Way Out West’ / The Dingoes / The Dingoes, Mushroom, D-19463, 1974
‘Hey Good Lookin’ / Hank Williams / Hank Williams Greatest Hits, Mercury, 823293, 1976
‘Walking After Midnight’ / Patsy Cline / Patsy Cline Collection
‘Greenville’ / Lucinda Williams / Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, UNI/Mercury/Polygram, 1998
‘I Can’t Tell You Why’ / Eagles / The Long Run,WEA International
‘Not Ready to Make Nice’ / The Dixie Chicks / Taking the Long Way, Sony, 2006
‘Lighthouse’ / The Waifs / Lighthouse,Jarrah Records, 2003
‘Rattlin’ Bones’ / Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson / Rattlin’ Bones, Liberation Music
‘The Fox’ / Nickel Creek / Nickel Creek, Sugarhill Country
‘The Lighthouse Song’ / Josh Pyke / Chimney’s Afire, Ivy League
‘You’re My Better Half’ / Keith Urban / Be Here, Capitol
‘Winter Winds’ / Mumford & Sons / EP Mumford & Sons
‘Miss Ohio’ / Gillian Welch / Soul Journey, Acony Records
‘That’s What You Get’ / Lanie Lane / To the Horses, Mushroom

Ballad

Song Title / Performer/composer/arranger / Reference recording
‘If I Could Start Today Again’ / Paul Kelly / Nothing But a Dream, EMI or Vika and Linda, Two Wings, Mushroom
‘Too Soon to Tell’ / Bonnie Raitt / Nick of Time, Capital Records, CDP7912682, 1989
It’s a Man’s World’ / Renee Geyer / Faves, Mushroom Mid-Price Masters, D-19247, 1991
‘Unforgettable’ / Nat King Cole / Greatest Hits, DCC Gold Disk, 1944
‘The Two of Us’ / The Beatles / Let It Be, Capitol
‘Fragile’ / Sting / Fields of Gold, A&M records, 1994
‘At Last’ / Etta James / At Last, Chess, 1961, CD 1999
‘Time is a Healer’ / Eva Cassidy / Songbird, Blix Street Records
‘Brick’ / Ben Folds Five / Whatever and Ever Amen, Sony BMG
‘Speeding Cars’ / Imogen Heap / Goodnight & Go, CD single, BMG
‘All I Want’ / Sarah Blasko / As Day Follow Night, Dew Process/Universal Music
‘A Piece of My Heart’ / Erma Franklin / Legacy’s Rhythm and Soul Review, Sony

Section B

1. Woodwind ensembles including duets, trios, quartets, quintet, like-instrument ensembles, mixed instrument ensembles,

Duos

Note: works for recorder ensemble are listed following works for other ensembles.

Composer/arrangement /

Work

Publication

Notes including instrumentation

Bartok, Bela, arr. Gerhard Braun / ‘18 Duos for Two Flutes’ from 44 Violin Duos / Universal Edition, UE17288 / Any one or two duos to count as one work
Beethoven, L van, arr. Kraber, G /

Trio op. 87, any one or two movements

IMC (3376)

1: flute,2: oboe/flute, 3:B flat clarinet

Bennett, RR, ed. Thompson /

Crosstalk

Universal Edition, UE14205

Two clarinets

Poulenc, F /

Sonata, any one movement

Chester/Novello

Clarinet and piano Note: may be performed by a soloist for Music Investigation

Spiewak, T /

One of Clarinet Duets no. 1, 2 or 3

Australian Music Centre

Alternative instrumentation: 1 – xylophone, 2– marimba

Starer, R /

Dialogues for Harp and Flute

Southern Music Company SU177

May be performed by a soloist for Music Investigation

Tetihw, Y /

Dance of the Seven-legged Octopus

Middle C Associates

Duration: 4.55, clarinet and piano or alto-saxophone and piano

Works for recorder ensemble
Alemann, Eduardo /

12 Piezas Breves op. 78 no. 3. Romanza and No. 4. Imitaciones

no. 10 Scherzo and no. 12 Elegia Oriental /

Barry,Buenos Aires

20th-century South America