It was originally conceived as the opening to a th
It was originally conceived as the opening to a three-part work that was to end with a Paraphrase, but the other two pieces were never completed. It was so popular at its premiere that conductor Gustave Doret immediately reprised the entire work, which begins with a flute intended to evoke the "perpetuation" of certain nymphs. Both Jerome Robbins and Vaslav Nijinsky later choreographed ballets to, for 10 points, what tone poem depicting the "passing of the longings and desires" of the title satyr, written by Claude Debussy after verses by Stéphane Mallarmé?
It was originally conceived as the opening to a three-part work that was to end with a Paraphrase, but the other two pieces were never completed.
Prelude to the {Afternoon} of a {Faun} [or Prelude a {L'Après}-{midi d'un faune}]