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Which two composers are considered the main figures of impressionism in music?
Which two composers are considered the main figures of impressionism in music?
- Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel
- Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt
- Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel (correct)
What is the pentatonic scale?
What is the pentatonic scale?
- A scale that is sounded when the black keys of the piano are struck (correct)
- A scale that gives the impression of having escaped to another tonality
- A scale that emphasizes primary intervals; octaves, fourths, and fifths in parallel motion
- A scale that divides the octave into equal major/minor system
What is the programmatic nature of Debussy's 'La Mer'?
What is the programmatic nature of Debussy's 'La Mer'?
- It is a set of piano pieces that use escaped chords to give the impression of having escaped to another tonality
- It is a set of compositions that use hazy melodies and inventive chords and progressions that lead to slight dissonances
- It is a set of three orchestral 'symphonic sketches' that capture the play of light on the water and the sea's place in the natural world (correct)
- It is a set of compositions that emphasize primary intervals; octaves, fourths, and fifths in parallel motion
