Some sample questions from this category:
* What was the instrument he played and wrote for primarily?
* What piano piece was inspired by an old Breton legend?
* What piano suite of Debussy's includes a piece inspired by American minstrel shows and the 'golliwog' doll?
* Who wrote the poem that inspired Debussy's best known work, 'Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun'?
* What famed dancer choreographed Debussy's work?
* What German composer was an early influence on Debussy?
* What Christian martyr inspired Debussy to write a Cantata?
* What orchestral piece utilized women's wordless voices?
* Besides 'Prelude', name the other well known large-scale orchestral work by Debussy.
* One of his last works for orchestra, Debussy wrote this ballet for Sergei Diaghilev:
* What piano works by another French composer did Debussy orchestrate?
* Debussy was born on August 22, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, on the outskirts of which French city?
* One of Debussy's earliest piano teachers was Madame Antoinette Maute. What famous French poet, who wrote "Fetes Galantes", was Madame Maute's son-in-law?
* From 1880-1882, Debussy was employed by Madame Nadezhda von Meck. Madame von Meck was the patroness of which famous Russian composer?
* In 1893, Debussy completed his orchestral work "Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un Faune". Who wrote the poem on which this work was based?
* Which of the following piano works does the famous "Clair de Lune" form part of?
* The premiere of Debussy's only completed opera took place in 1902. What is the name of the opera?
* Who wrote the play on which Debussy's opera was based?
* In 1889, Debussy had the opportunity to hear Javanese gamelan music at the World Exposition in Paris. Which of the following piano works reflects that experience?
* Which of the following is NOT an orchestral composition by Debussy?
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