Which characteristics of musical Impressionism do you hear in the following excerpt?

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The prompt asks you to identify characteristics of musical Impressionism heard in an excerpt, which invites a comparison between the music’s features and typical Impressionist traits.
First, since the provided answer options are missing, there is no list to evaluate against. Without concrete choices, we cannot determine which statements about Impressionism would be considered correct in this question.
Next, consider what Impressionism in music is commonly associated with. Characteristic traits often discussed include a focus on timbral color and orchestration, use of non-traditional scales such as whole-tone or pentatonic collections, modal harmonies and extended chords, parallel motion of melodies or chords, ambiguous or fluid rhythms, blurred metrics, and a general atmosphere or impression rather than a strong, defined dramatic structure. If these elements appear in the excerpt, they would typically be cited as evidence for Impressionist style.
However, because the actual answer options are not present, we cannot map which specific statements a student would be asked to choose from, nor can we argue for or against any given option.
In a typical scenario, you would examine the excerpt for: timbral delicacy and color (strings, woodwinds), scales that avoid traditional tonal centers (whole-tone, pentatonic), chords that feel floating or non-resolving, parallel chord movements, and a general sense of atmosphere over explicit form. If an option claimed more than one of these elements, it might be considered correct; if an option claimed a feature not commonly associated with Impressionism, it would be incorrect.
Because the answer options are absent, there is no way to assess correctness or incorrectness, and no definitive reasoning can be anchored to the provided choices. If you can share the actual list of answer options, I can walk through each one and explain why it is correct or incorrect in detail.

MUS101 #41084 Online (4/14/25 - 6/08/25) Listening Quiz 7 Chapters 41 through 47, minus chapters 41 and 47

Which characteristics of musical Impressionism do you hear in the following excerpt?

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