Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 4: Claude Debussy

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Debussy's music tends to
A)sound free and almost improvisational.
B)affirm the key very noticeably.
C)have a strong rhythmic pulse.
D)use the full orchestra for massive effects.
2
The faun evoked in Debussy's famous composition is a
A)baby deer.
B)creature who is half man, half goat.
C)beautiful young maiden.
D)sensitive musician.
3
As a result of his summer sojourns away from France during his teens, Debussy developed a lifelong interest in the music of
A)Italy.
B)Hungary.
C)England.
D)Russia.
4
Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande is an almost word-for-word setting of the symbolist play by
A)Paul Verlaine.
B)Arthur Rimbaud.
C)Maurice Maeterlinck.
D)Stéphane Mallarmé.
5
At the Paris International Exhibition of 1889 Debussy was strongly influenced by the
A)advantages of modern technology.
B)performances of the music of J. S. Bach.
C)Eiffel Tower.
D)performances of Asian music.
6
In which of the following areas did Debussy not create masterpieces?
A)symphonies
B)art songs
C)chamber music
D)piano music
7
The poem which inspired the Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun was written by
A)Paul Verlaine.
B)Arthur Rimbaud.
C)Maurice Maeterlinck.
D)Stéphane Mallarmé.
8
In order to drown the sense of tonality, Debussy
A)turned to the medieval church modes.
B)borrowed pentatonic scales from Javanese music.
C)developed the whole-tone scale.
D)All answers are correct.
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