Which phrase best describes the music of Claude Debussy, as exemplified in works like Prelude to ‘Afternoon of a Faun' and Claire de lune (Moonlight)?

a. static compositions based on tonal colors and harmonic innovation
b. based on interwoven Leitmotiven ("leading motives")
c. earned him praise as Europe's greatest operatic composer
d. continued the abstract music tradition of Mozart and Beethoven


Answer: a

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