Debussey - Nuages

Question 1

How many rotations are there?

Answer 1

5

Question 2

What is the tonal centre?

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Tonic and dominant relationships are what in the piece?

Answer 3

Entirely avoided

Question 4

Rotation 1 bars:

Answer 4

1-10

Question 5

Rotation 2 bars:

Answer 5

11-28

Question 6

Rotation 3 bars:

Answer 6

29-56

Question 7

Rotation 4 bars:

Answer 7

57-93

Question 8

Rotation 5 bars:

Answer 8

94-102

Question 9

What form is it in?

Answer 9

Rotational (loosely ABA’)

Question 10

What is ‘y’ said to represent?

Answer 10

Foghorn passing by

Question 11

What does sourdines mean?

Answer 11

Muted

Question 12

What motion is common?

Answer 12

Parallel

Question 13

Chords are added for what?

Answer 13

Colour

Question 14

What does sur la touche mean?

Answer 14

On the fingerboard

Question 15

In bar 29/number 3, what is there lots of?

Answer 15

Doubling

Question 16

What scales are used in the piece?

Answer 16

Octatonic, acoustic G, whole-toned chromatic

Question 17

What does the bow on beat, pizz off beat cause?

Answer 17

Lighter texture

Question 18

What does sans retarde mean?

Answer 18

Without slowing

Question 19

What is the D# minor pentatonic scale?

Answer 19

A# - C# - D# - F# - G#

Question 20

In bar 82/83 in the Cor part what is there?

Answer 20

Tritone - Augmented 4th/diminished 5th

Question 21

What does the small dot above note mean?

Answer 21

Harmonics

Question 22

In the bar 10 what are there in the Violincello parts?

Answer 22

Falling 5ths