Tonality- Debussy
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Describe the tonality
Ambiguous but not atonal
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Why is the key not defined?
lack of functional harmony and cadences
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Describe the monophonic flute opening in terms of its tonality
Uses an octatonic scale which disrupts any sense of key but E and C# are important tonal centres.
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describe the key and how it is reached in the middle section
Db in the middle section reached by a 4 bar dominant pedal
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describe the tonality of the final bars:
unequivocally in E and the piece ends with a perfect cadence in E
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