Name:____________________

Debussy
Name the year of Debussy birth and the year of his death _________ - _________

Identify each of the following influences on his musical career.

A style of painting ____________________________________________________________

A style of poetry ____________________________________________________________

An award from the Paris Conservatoire __________________________________________

Paris Exposition 1889 ______________________________________________________

Program music ____________________________________________________________

Identify 2 scale systems, other than major or minor, prominent in his music.

____________________________ ____________________________

Name 4 genres he cultivated and give an example of each.

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Name:____________________

Title of work _________________________________ Composer __________________

Genre _____________________________________________ Era __________________

Form _____________________________________________

Performing forces ____________________________________________________________

Whose poetry provided the inspiration for this work? ______________________________

Name the only percussion instrument heard in this work ________________________

This work demonstrates:

Nationalism Atonality Impressionism Polyrhythm

The opening theme is played by:

Flute Oboe Piano Violin

On which scale is this theme based on:

Octatonic Pentatonic Chromatic Minor

Identifying 4 speci c musical features to show how this work re ects the style period
during which it was created.

1. __________________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________________________

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