Ravel Patrimoine Tonality Flashcards
1
Q
tonality is ambigious
A
but not atonal
2
Q
key is not defined
A
through functional harmony or cadences
3
Q
no sense of tonal closure
A
at end of patrimoine section and unprepared key change for next section
4
Q
main keys are F#M and B major
A
use of subdominant major rather than minor makes key distant
5
Q
tonality based on whole tone scale
A
in vif section
