Chapter 49

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accented rhythmic drive
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Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" does NOT feature _____.
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ternary (A-B-A')
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The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as _____.
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mythological creature in a dreamlike state
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The program of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" concerns a _____.
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Chromatic and with a free rhythm
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Which best describes the character of the opening theme of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"?
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Large-scale forms
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Impressionist music?
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False
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impressionist composers often made use of a strongly accented meter.
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True
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mpressionist composers used various non-Western scale patterns in their works.
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False
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Programmatic music was discontinued in the Impressionist period.
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True
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The Paris World Exposition of 1889 provided French composers the opportunity to hear various musical ensembles from around the world.
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True
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The whole-tone scale was a favored device of Impressionist composers.