Its name refers to its intended position at the start of a full suite of three movements; the final two were never written.
Leonard Bernstein asserted in the lecture "The Unanswered Question" that this piece facilitated the rise of atonal twentieth-century works. This piece's first minute contains an entire bar of silence, a break from the development of the main theme, which alternates between solo flute and oboe. Its name refers to its intended position at the start of a full suite of three movements; the final two were never written. Inspired by a poem of Stéphane Mallarmé, for 10 points, name this short orchestral work by Claude Debussy depicting a mythical satyr.
Leonard Bernstein asserted in the lecture "The Unanswered Question" that this piece facilitated the rise of atonal twentieth-century works.
{Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun} [or {Prélude à l'après}-{midi d'un faune}]