stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Debussy - Impressionist Features Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Debussy - Impressionist Features
Debussy - Impressionist Features
11 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
42 plays
#music #alevel #edexcel #2016 #debussy #impressionism
Flashcards
11 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
11
Answers
1
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Highly chromatic, atonal
Some diatonic writing
2
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Descriptive music (the title suggests a story or location)
Abstract music (non-descriptive title, music has no 'story')
3
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Freedom from the conventions of Western Classical Music
Built on the conventions of Western Classical Music
4
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Preference for progressions of chords in parallel movement
Standard chord progressions often based on circle of fifths
5
Which is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist Style'?
Pieces of a relatively short length
Pieces lasting several hours
6
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Pentatonic, whole-tone and modal melodies
Diatonic Major/Minor melodies
7
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Modulations to related keys
Avoids traditional sense of key and modulations
8
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Brilliant and de(bussy)licious
A bit boring
9
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Influenced by German Romantic composers
Influenced by eg. folk and far eastern music
10
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Functional Harmony - chords I and V used to confirm keys
Non-functional harmony - chords used for colour
11
Which of these is a feature of Debussy's 'Impressionist' style?
Sustaining pedal on piano used carefully and sparingly
Sustaining pedal on piano used to blur harmonies
