Musicianship IV - Unit 2

Who composed Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

Claude DeBussy

When was Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun composed?

1894

What did the composer of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun originally sketch?

a three-part cycle - Prelude, Interlude, Paraphrase finale

What is centric to the sound/instrumentation of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

coloristic woodwinds (solo flute), muted strings, and harps

what opens Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

flute line that leans on the whole tone scale

what 'colors' detach Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun from major/minor expectations, allowing changes without the usual V-I shit

Pentatonic collections and church-mode inflections

How are chord shapes moved in Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

parallel, especially 7th and 9th chords

what is the name of the technique in Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun that uses parallel chords?

(harmonic) planing

what are the purposes of extended tertian harmonies in Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

to appear as stable colors and to soften any sense of 'cause and effect' (aka tonality rules)

what does Debussy's melodies prioritize?

contour/shaping

what is the importance of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

turned western art music away from tonality, emphasized color, texture, and loosely anchored centers, became foundational for later composers

what is the orchestration of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun?

3 flutes, 2 harps, 2 clarinetes, 2 oboes, 4 horns, string quintet

Who composed La Mer?

Claude Debussy

When was La Mer composed?

1903-1905

What did the composer of La Mer call the piece instead of a symphony?

three symphonic sketches

what is the (english) name of the first movement of La Mer?

from dawn to noon on the sea

how is the first movement of La Mer built?

motivic fragments, traded off between instruments

what is the culmination, the embodiment of 'noon' in La Mer?

brass chorale

what is signature sonority is introduced in the first few measures of the piece?

english horn blended with a muted trumpet

what governing idea does the english horn + trumpet duet introduce?

compact melodic cells that will be reframed, traded, and recombined, opposed to being developed

what is frequently used in La Mer, in terms of techniques?

whole tone collections, planing without resolution, pentatonic collections, modal color

what are modal colors?

inflections in regard to modes (dorian, mixolydian, etc)

what scale is Cloches a travers les feuilles built on?

whole tone 2

who composed Cloches a travers les feuilles?

Claude Debussy

when was Cloches a travers les feuilles composed?

1901-1905

what is the orchestration of Cloches a travers les feuilles

piano

who composed The Rite of Spring

Igor Stravinsky

When was the Rite of Spring composed?

1913

who choreographed The Rite of Spring

Vaslav Nijinsky

What is the instrumentation of The Rite of Spring

large orchestra....

Who composed Dans l'immense tristesse?

Lili Boulanger

When was Dans l'immense tristesse composed

1916

What is the instrumentation of Dans l'immense tristesse

voice + piano

what poem is Dans l'immense tristesse set to?

Le Cimetière (the cemetery)

What is the story of Dans l'immense tristesse?

woman is looking for some kid who thinks his dead mom is just hiding in the cemetery, not thinking she dead fr

what melodic content does Dans l'immense tristesse open with?

open fifths, low pedal tone

at what specific moment does the tempo + texture shift in Dans l'immense tristesse?

the description of the child's imagination and hope

how are the storyline's emotional moments emphasized by the melodic content?

accented lines, increased dynamics/register, thickened piano sonority

Who composed Jeux?

Claude Debussy

When was Jeux composed?

1913

What is the instrumentation of Jeux?

orchestra

what is Jeux described as?

danced poem

what is the story of Jeux?

boy + 2 girls lose their ball, play hide and seek, fight, and cry about it until they make up + another tennis ball appears

how many dancers are in Jeux

3

Who composed Parade

Erik Satie

When was Parade composed?

1917

who WROTE the story of Parade

Jean Cocteau

who composed Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé I. Soupir

Maurice Ravel

When was Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé composed?

1913

what is the instrumentation of Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé

soprano, 2 flute/clarinet, piano, string quartet

what is Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé about

nature?????

who composed Bolero?

Maurice Ravel

When was Bolero composed

1928

what is the instrumentation of Bolero

large orchestra

what is the constant rhythm in Bolero

look at the photo on gc because quizlet is a capitalist butt company that makes me pay to upload my own photos

what key does Bolero start in, change to, and end in?

C, E, C

what is the only dynamic used in Bolero

cresendo