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Multiple Choice
7. Which of the following is one of the ways in which Debussy’s Prélude à “L’Après-midi d’un faune” breaks with the compositional styles of the past?
(1 point)
Responses

It is only loosely in a key.
It is only loosely in a key.

It has no meter signature.
It has no meter signature.

It uses graphic notation.
It uses graphic notation.

It is played by a computer.
It is played by a computer.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct answer: It is only loosely in a key.

Brief explanation: Debussy uses ambiguous, fluid tonality (chromaticism, whole-tone scale, modal elements) rather than strict functional harmony, which breaks with traditional tonal practice.