Debussy's music reflects the heaviness of German romanticism.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Debussy was put off by what he heard as the grand themes and ponderous quality of German romantic music. For him the primary goal of music was to give pleasure, to appeal to the senses.

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