ch. 34 intro. to music
Which of the following is NOT a composition by Debussy?
Boléro
Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of:
Claude Debussy.
Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" was inspired by a poem by Maurice Maeterlinck.
False
Debussy's music reflects a strong adherence to traditional forms and scales of Western music.
False
Impressionist composers avoided parallel motion between chords because it was prohibited in the Classical system of harmony.
False
Impressionist composers felt, even more strongly than their predecessors, the need to resolve all chords back to the tonic.
False
What nationality was Claude Debussy?
French
Of the following, which does NOT characterize the choreography for the Ballets Russes production of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
It continued the traditions of classical ballet.
Debussy's opera Pelléas and Mélisande is based on a Symbolist drama by:
Maeterlinck
Which of the following was NOT a piece by Ravel?
Pelléas and Mélisande
Ravel's ____________ is associated with the folktales of The Arabian Nights.
Shéhérazade
What is unusual about the opening of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
It opens with a flute solo in the velvety lower register.
Debussy was highly influenced by the sounds of the gamelan from:
Java
The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" evokes:
a landscape of a pagan mythological creature.
Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Impressionist music?
accents on the first beat of each measure
Impressionist music can be seen as a reaction to:
all of the above
The rhythms of Impressionist music often show ____________ influences.
non-Western
The whole-tone scale used by Debussy derives from:
non-Western music.
The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as:
ternary
The African-American strutting dance seen at the World Exhibition of 1889 was:
the cakewalk.
The Impressionist painters' interest in color is paralleled by the Impressionist composers' interest in:
timbre
Which instrument is NOT prominently heard in the opening of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
trombone
The Impressionists turned to the open intervals and church modes of medieval music for inspiration.
True
The rhythms of Impressionist music reflect the influence of certain non-Western musics.
True
Like Berlioz, Debussy won the coveted Prix de Rome during his compositional studies at the Paris Conservatory.
True
Debussy attempted to imitate traits of flamenco music in several of his compositions.
True
Debussy considered Wagner's music dramas to be ponderous and tedious.
True
Debussy was important in establishing the French art song.
True
Debussy was much influenced by non-Western music he heard at the Paris World Exhibition of 1889.
True
Impressionist composers preferred short forms with descriptive titles.
True
