He believed that his own music was sufficient, and that even with the best intentions in the world, it was a veritable crime as far as poetry was concerned to juxtapose poetry and music, even if it were the finest music there is. Paul Valéry reported that Mallarmé himself was unhappy with his poem being used as the basis for music: Then, tired of pursuing the timorous flight of nymphs and naiads, he succumbs to intoxicating sleep, in which he can finally realize his dreams of possession in universal Nature. Rather there is a succession of scenes through which pass the desires and dreams of the faun in the heat of the afternoon. By no means does it claim to be a synthesis of it.
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The music of this prelude is a very free illustration of Mallarmé's beautiful poem.
Pierre Boulez considered the score to be the beginning of modern music, observing that "the flute of the faun brought new breath to the art of music." ĭebussy's work later provided the basis for the ballet Afternoon of a Faun choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky and a later version by Jerome Robbins. It is one of Debussy's most famous works and is considered a turning point in the history of Western art music, as well as a masterpiece of Impressionist composition.
The composition was inspired by the poem L'après-midi d'un faune by Stéphane Mallarmé. The flute solo was played by Georges Barrère. It was composed in 1894 and first performed in Paris on 22 December 1894, conducted by Gustave Doret. 86), known in English as Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, is a symphonic poem for orchestra by Claude Debussy, approximately 10 minutes in duration.
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