Chapter 49. Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century
poem
Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" draws its program from a Symbolist
Russian
Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" was later choreographed by the great X dancer Vaslav Nijinksy.
whole-tone scale
Impressionist composers explored the
cymbals
In the last section of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" antique X are introduced
impressionism
It was rebuffed by the academic salons of Paris; It developed in parallel with the Symbolist movement in poetry; It was initially a term denoting scorn of the new style.
Claude Debussy
The most important French Impressionist composer was
mythological faun in a dream like state
The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns which?
Monet
Which French painter is credited with starting the Impressionistic movement with his painting Impression: Sunrise?
chromatic and with a free rhythm
Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
symphonic poem
Which genre best describes the Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
flute
Which instrument is featured in the opening melody of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
rhapsodic, free meter
Which metric is Avaz of Bayate Esfahan?
dancelike, shifting meter
Which metric is Gankino horo?
polymetric (multiple simultaneous patterns)
Which metric is Gota?
six-note
Which scale is Avaz of Bayate Esfahan?
tritonic
Which scale is Gota ?
pentatonic
Which scale is In a Mountain Path?
Debussy: Jeux de vagues
evocative of waves in the sea; floating movement with vague meter
Afternoon of a Faun
homophonic texture; chromaticism; antique cymbals; "blue" chords
chordophones, both bowed and struck
instrumental and vocal timbre that was heard w/ In a Mountain Path
folklike aerophones
instrumental and vocal timbre that was heard w/ Los Jilicatas
nasal operatic voice
instrumental and vocal timbre that was heard w/ Story of the Red Lantern
metallophones
instrumental and vocal timbre that was heard w/Tabuh Kenilu Sawik
impressionist music
is characterized by free rhythm.
Paris World Exposition
provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.
Ravel: Boleroq
snare drum evokes Spanish dancer's castanets; regular triple meter
impressionist music
unresolved dissonances, rich orchestral color, modal scales
Programmatic forms
used by Impressionists
impressionist composers
used various non-Western scale patterns in their works.
Paul Verlaine and Stéphane Mallarmé
were highly influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, a poet from the United States