CH 49 LISTENING QUIZ: Debussy: Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" LG 41

Which woodwind instrument plays the melody in this excerpt?

oboe

This melody is from which section of the form?

A section

This melody is from which section of the form?

B section

Which best describes the scale on which this opening melody is built?

chromatic

Which instrument introduces this more animated section?

clarinet

What instrument first introduces this languid melody?

flute

Which best describes the dynamics in this excerpt?

forte followed by decrescendo

Which best describes the overall rhythm of this work?

free-flowing

What instrument's glissandos serve to give this work a dreamlike effect?

harp

Which best describes the overall texture of this work?

homophonic