Chapter 49: Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century

Question 1

Impressionism

Answer 1

A French movement developed by visual artists who favored vague, blurring images intended to capture an “impression” of the subject. Impressionism in music is characterized by exotic scales, unresolved dissonances, parallel chords, rich orchestral tone color, and free rhythm. (page 294)

Question 2

Ninth Chord

Answer 2

Five-note chord spanning a ninth between its lowest and highest pitches. (page 294)