The Afternoon of a Faun"?

Put the excerpts in the order in which the appear in Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun." BE VERY CAREFUL to click only on the white triangle to play the excerpt; clicking anywhere else in the card will select it as an answer.

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Put the excerpts in the order in which the appear in Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun." BE VERY CAREFUL to click only on the white triangle to play the excerpt; clicking anywhere else in the card will select it as an answer.

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The following excerpt from Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" has a strong sense of pulse. Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:23

√Correct choiceFalse

Here is the opening chromatic melody in the flute: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:16 And here is the clarinet's B section animated melody: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:21 Which best describes the music in this excerpt? Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun1:14

Correct choiceThis is a new, lyrical melody played by woodwinds and then strings.

Here is the opening chromatic melody in the flute: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:16 And here is the clarinet's B section animated melody: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:21 Which best describes the music in this excerpt? Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:21

animated clarinet melody

Which of the following instruments opens the B section with an animated melody, heard in the following excerpt? Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:21

clarinet

Which instrument plays accompaniment in this excerpt from Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

harp

Here is the opening chromatic melody in the flute: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:16 And here is the clarinet's B section animated melody: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:21 Which best describes the music heard in this excerpt? Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:17

opening flute melody

Which performing ensemble plays Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

orchestra

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun."

performing forces Correct label: strings, woodwinds, French horns, and antique cymbals expression Correct label: evocative and sensual texture Correct label: mostly homophonic

Listen to the following music excerpts and drag them to the chart below.

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What instrument plays the opening of Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun", heard in this excerpt? Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:16

solo flute

Here is the opening chromatic melody in the flute: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:16 Here is the clarinet's animated melody from the beginning of the B section: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:21 And here is the lyrical woodwind and strings theme from the end of the B section: Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun1:14 Which best describes the music near the end of the piece, heard in this excerpt? Debussy, Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun0:25

It features the opening flute melody.