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A performance of this piece at the 1925 Paris Exposition was choreographed by Loie Fuller and used a piece of fabric covering the ground for certain effects. Critic Pierre Lalo complained that he neither saw, nor heard, nor felt the title entity of this piece (20[1])at its premiere. This piece’s subtitle calls it a set of three “symphonic sketches,” (20[1])and its original (20[2])published score (20[1])included a (*) Hokusai (10[1])print (10[1])on the cover. (10[1])This (10[1])piece’s (10[2])last (10[2])movement (10[2])is titled (10[1])for a “Dialogue of the wind (10[1])and” its title (10[2])subject. (10[1])The (10[1])usage of solo flute and harp harmonics in this piece has been compared to its composer’s earlier Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. (0[4])For 10 points, “Play of the Waves” (0[1])is the second (0[1])movement of what nautical themed orchestral (10[1])piece by (10[1])Claude (10[1])Debussy? (10[1]0[2])■END■ (10[1]0[4])

ANSWER: La mer [or The sea, three symphonic sketches for orchestra; or La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre]
<Michael Bentley, Fine Arts - Music - 1900 to 1970&gt; ~24812~ &lt;Editor: Young Lee>
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