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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?
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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.

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It is only loosely in a key.

Explanation: Debussy uses ambiguous tonality (whole‑tone scales, modal inflections, unresolved harmonies) and fluid, non‑functional harmonic progressions, breaking from the clear key-centered practice of earlier music.