Impressionism

Question 1

Describe the structure of Reflets Dans L’eau

Answer 1

A - 1
B - 23
A - 35
B - 50
A - 71
B - 78
A (coda) - 81 - end

Question 2

Describe the structure of Ma Mere L’oye

Answer 2

A1 - 1-7
B1 - 8-13
A2 - 14-19
C - 20-35
A3/B2 - 36-50

Question 3

Describe the structure of Colloque Sentimental

Answer 3

Prologue - 1-18
Dialogue - 19-48
Epilogue - 49-end

Question 4

Describe the harmony in Ma mere l’oye

Answer 4

A1 - mostly diatonic
B1 - Octatonic harmony
A2 - Chromatic harmony
C - Modal harmony to begin, then increasingly pentatonic
A3/B2 - Diatonic harmony increasingly octatonic with dissonant conclusion

Question 5

Harmony in A1 of reflets dans l’eau

Answer 5

Overall Db major
chromatic 9-13
Octatonic - 14
Pentatonic - 16-17
Octatonic - 20-22

Question 6

Harmony in B1 of reflets dans l’eau

Answer 6

Tonally ambiguous opening

Chromatic 30-33

Question 7

Harmony A2 of reflets dans l’eau

Answer 7

Db major until 42

Whole tone/octatonic until 49

Question 8

Harmony B2 of reflets dans l’eau

Answer 8

Whole tone/octatonic until 55
Eb major from 56
Resolves to dominant

Question 9

Harmony B3-end of Reflets dans l’eau

Answer 9

Db major returns

Coda uses subdominant-tonic progressions

Question 10

Texture in Ma mere l’oye

Answer 10

A1 - homophonic with fanfare
B1 - Largely homophonic with flute melody
A2 - Homophonic with fanfare and flute countermelody
C - Overlapping string melodies with contrary motion
A3/B2 - interweaving parts, more polyphonic

Question 11

Texture in Colloque sentimental

Answer 11

Prologue - Narrator section with recitative-like melody and repetitive accompaniment
Dialogue - Static harmony for ghost 2, fuller accompaniment for ghost 1
Epilogue - Recitative melody returns with more use of nightingale melody

Question 12

Themes in Ma mere L’oye

Answer 12

A = root position chords and fanfare
B = birdsong on flute
C = Overlapping string melody with staggered entries

Question 13

Themes in Colloque Sentimental

Answer 13

Prologue - B natural on morts means death, descending bassline = ghost 2, triplet right hand = ghost 1
Dialogue - Ab pedal for ghost 1, simple accompaniment for ghost 2, nightingale motif in accompaniment
Epilogue - A natural pedal as ghost 1 gives up, death B natural used, nightingale motif used

Question 14

Themes in reflets dans l’eau

Answer 14

A - descending three notes
B - whole tone motif using dotted rhythms
Motif x - rinsing 3 quaver motif in A
Motif y - descending four quaver motif in A

Question 15

Texture in Reflets dans l’eau

Answer 15

A1 - Homophonic with monophonic scalic passages
B1 - Polyphonic scales with theme B, scales passed between both hands
A2 - Largely monophonic with minimal accomp to scales
B2 - Polyphonic melodies passed between both hands
A3 - Polyphonic, different melodies in both hands
B3 - Mostly monophonic only 1 melody line
Coda - Largely homophonic static harmony

Question 16

Harmony in Colloque Sentimental

Answer 16

Prologue - Static chords, whole tone bars 1-3, chromatic for narrator

Dialogue - Nightingale over Tristan Chord, uses Ab pedal, 2nd nightingale over octatonic

Epilogue - syncopated chords to begin, nightingale with dim7, octatonic harmony to end