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?

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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.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It is only loosely in a key.

Debussy's "Prélude à L'Après-midi d'un faune" is known for its innovative harmonic language, which often departs from traditional tonal structures and utilizes modes, whole-tone scales, and ambiguous harmonic progressions.