How did Debussy elicit new timbres from the piano?

a. composing harsh tone clusters
b. instructing the performer to actually open the piano and pluck the strings by hand
c. literally removing the hammers from the instrument
d. instructing performers to play ultra-smooth lines at a persistently soft volume


D

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A. wristwatch B. valve C. metronome D. fortepiano

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What is the instrument heard in the performance of this selection?

a) string quartet b) strings, percussion, and celesta c) strings and percussion d) strings, saxophones, and percussion

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