Author Question: Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky were all active in Paris in the early years of the twentieth century ... (Read 86 times)

cagreen833 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky were all active in Paris in the early years of the twentieth century and are considered
Impressionist composers.

a. true
b. false

Question 2

Which trait is not a characteristic of Impressionist music?

a. chromatic scale, whole-tone scale, and pentatonic scale often replace usual major and minor scales
b. more soloistic writing to show that the color of the instrument is as important as the melody line it plays
c. long, singable lines with powerful climaxes and chromatic inflections for expressiveness
d. rhythmic ostinatos used to give feeling of stasis rather than movement
e. chords, and these frequently move in parallel motion