Ch 43: Debussy

Which of the following is an opera by Debussy?

Pelléas et Mélisande

Who choreographed the ballet version of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?

Vaslav Nijinksy

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

a mythological creature in a dream-like state

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

chromatic and languorous

Debussy primarily utilized sonata-allegro form in his large works.

false

Debussy used conventional orchestration.

false

Debussy's music rarely looks to influences from other cultures.

false

Impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.

false

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

flute

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Impressionist music?

large-scale forms

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

symphonic poem

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

ternary (A, B, A')

Debussy is considered to be an Impressionist composer

true

Impressionist artists and composers looked to mythological themes for inspiration.

true

Impressionist composers used various non-Western scale patterns in their works.

true

Many composers in the early twentieth century continued to be influenced by non-Western music.

true

Programmatic music continued in the Impressionist period.

true

Symbolism was the literary equivalent of Impressionism.

true

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

true

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

true