The second movement of this composer's only string quartet opens in 6/8 time, with the first violin and cello playing a pizzicato G major chord four times. This composer wrote two dances for strings and a cross-strung harp, one dance "sacred" and the other "profane." This composer's three-movement set of Nocturnes was inspi
The second movement of this composer's only string quartet opens in 6/8 time, with the first violin and cello playing a pizzicato G major chord four times. This composer wrote two dances for strings and a cross-strung harp, one dance "sacred" and the other "profane." This composer's three-movement set of Nocturnes was inspired by James Whistler paintings. A tone poem by this composer begins with a solo (*) flute that descends from C-sharp to G. The movement "From dawn to noon on the sea" opens a three-movement work by him that depicts the ocean. His twenty-four Préludes include "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair". For 10 points, name this French composer of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, whose Suite Bergamasque includes "Clair de lune".
The second movement of this composer's only string quartet opens in 6/8 time, with the first violin and cello playing a pizzicato G major chord four times.
Claude Debussy [or Achille-Claude Debussy]