A drawn-out oboe restatement of its main theme leads to its nebulous closing coda, marked by soft clangs from the antique cymbal and muted strings and horns, the latter of which being the only brass scored for in it.
A drawn-out oboe restatement of its main theme leads to its nebulous closing coda, marked by soft clangs from the antique cymbal and muted strings and horns, the latter of which being the only brass scored for in it. Marked by a chromatic descent from C sharp to G natural and back up, the main melody is introduced by a solo flute, and the subsequent harp glissandos add to the dreamy and rustic atmosphere that provides the backdrop for the title character's attempt to "perpetuate" some nymphs as he plays his pipes. FTP, a Stephane Mallarme poem inspired what Claude Debussy tone poem about a day in the life of a satyr?
A drawn-out oboe restatement of its main theme leads to its nebulous closing coda, marked by soft clangs from the antique cymbal and muted strings and horns, the latter of which being the only brass scored for in it.
{Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun} or {Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune}