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