Grade 7 Music History
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
These are the Vocabulary Words for our unit on Claude Debussy. We will be playing a "Kahoot!" game to test your knowledge of these words.
Before we start to play "Kahoot!", take a moment to think about what these words mean to you:
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
These are the Vocabulary Words for our unit on Claude Debussy. We will be playing a "Kahoot!" game to test your knowledge of these words.
Before we start to play "Kahoot!", take a moment to think about what these words mean to you:
Impressionistic
coveted intricate revolutionized fleeting |
sight-singing
tone poem sonorities allusion |
improvisations
ragtime bombardment vague |
Now that you have had a chance to think about these words, we are ready to play "Kahoot!" Click on the link below to open a new tab in "Kahoot!".
Claude Debussy Worksheets
Claude Debussy Listening Activities
#1. Using the piece of paper you have been given, draw a picture in the Impressionistic style that gives an impression of one of the following pieces:
Listening Selection #1:
"Jimbo's Lullaby" (No. 2 from Children's Corner Suite, L. 119) by Claude Debussy
"Jimbo's Lullaby" (No. 2 from Children's Corner Suite, L. 119) by Claude Debussy
"Jimbo's Lullaby" from Children's Corner Suite by Claude Debussy | |
File Size: | 4106 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
Listening Selection #2:
"The Snow Is Dancing" (No. 4 from Children's Corner Suite, L. 119) by Claude Debussy
"The Snow Is Dancing" (No. 4 from Children's Corner Suite, L. 119) by Claude Debussy
"The Snow Is Dancing" from Children's Corner Suite by Claude Debussy | |
File Size: | 2701 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
Listening Selection #3:
"The Little Shepherd" (No. 5 from Children's Corner Suite, L. 119) by Claude Debussy
"The Little Shepherd" (No. 5 from Children's Corner Suite, L. 119) by Claude Debussy
"The Little Shepherd" from Children's Corner Suite by Claude Debussy | |
File Size: | 3085 kb |
File Type: | mp3 |
Listening Selection #4:
“La cathedral engloutie” (“The Sunken Cathedral”), L. 117 by Claude Debussy
“La cathedral engloutie” (“The Sunken Cathedral”), L. 117 by Claude Debussy
After listening to the following piece of music, please respond to the questions below on the paper provided.
#1. How did Debussy write this piece so it sounds like a cathedral (a large church) rising, then sinking slowly in the ocean? How does the pianist make this happen? What details about this cathedral rising and sinking come to mind as you listen to this piece of music?
(Try closing your eyes when you listen and allow the music to make pictures in your head.)
(Try closing your eyes when you listen and allow the music to make pictures in your head.)