La soiree dans Grenade - Debussy

- Written on a brief journey to Spain

- He was attracted to the exoticism of Spain

- Extreme piano range 

- Sustain pedal is important - lontain markings show importance of tone and touch

- Spread chords are frequent

- Sectional structure

- Repetiton of 4 main sections

- Use of tonal centres over established keys

- Whole tone scale (24-25)

- Pedal notes establish tonal centres (C# at beginning, A at Bar 38)

- Parallel (7th) chords

- Chords built on 4ths and 5ths 

- Extreme dissonance in Moorish lament

- Varied texture

- Melody-dominated homophony dominant

- Parallels frequent

- Moorish lament is conjunct

- Phrygian mode used

- Melody based on whole tone scale (bar 23)

- Disjunct melody at 70

- Frequent tempo changes

- Moorish lament sounds like in 'free time

- 2/4 metre