Chapter 49. Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century

Which French Symbolist poets were highly influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, a poet from the United States?

Paul Verlaine Stéphane Mallarmé

The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as:

aba

Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

chromeatic

In the last section of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" antique _______________ are introduced.

cymbals

The most important French Impressionist composer was Claude _____________.

debussy

Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.

false

Programmatic music was discontinued in the Impressionist period.

false

Which instrument is featured in the opening melody of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

flute

Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" features:

homophonic texture antique cymbals "blue chords" chromaticism

Which French artist is credited with starting the Impressionistic movement with his painting?

monet

The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns a:

myth in dream

Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" was later choreographed by the great _____________ dancer Vaslav Nijinksy.

russian

Which genre best describes the Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

symphonic poem

Which of the following is true of the origins of Impressionism?

t was initially a term denoting scorn of the new style. It was rebuffed by the academic salons of Paris.

The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.

true

The whole-tone scale was a favored device of Impressionist composers.

true