Chapter 49. Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century
The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns which?
mythological faun in a dream-like state
Programmatic forms were not used by the Impressionists.
False
Debussy was influenced by the non-- scales and instruments he encountered at the - World Exhibition of 1889.
Western Paris
Which genre best describes the Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
symphonic poem
The most important French Impressionist composer was -.
Claude Debussy
Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.
False
Which French painter is credited with starting the Impressionistic movement with his painting Impression: Sunrise?
Monet
Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" was later choreographed by the great - dancer Vaslav Nijinksy.
Russian
Match each new instrumental and vocal timbre that was heard at the 1889 Exhibition to the example it best describes.
Story of Red Lantern = nasal operatic voice In a Mountain Path = chordophones, both bowed and struck Tabuh Kenilu Sawik = metallophones Los Jilicates = folklike aerophones
Impressionist composers explored the whole-tone scale.
True
Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
chromatic and free rhythm
Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun."
expression = evocative and sensual texture = mostly homophonic performing forces = strings, woodwinds, french horns
The following excerpt from Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" has a strong sense of pulse.
false
Which instrument plays accompaniment in this excerpt from Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
harp
What instrument plays the opening of Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun", heard in this excerpt?
solo flute
The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.
True
Which of the following instruments opens the B section with an animated melody, heard in the following excerpt?
clarinet
