After the first melody drops from C-sharp to G natural then back to C-sharp again, there is a full bar of silence, after which the oboes and clarinets pick up the lead.
Much of the beginning of this work, marked très modéré, is in 9/8 time. The only percussion and brass instruments in this work are two crotales and four horns. After the first melody drops from C-sharp to G natural then back to C-sharp again, there is a full bar of silence, after which the oboes and clarinets pick up the lead. This piece begins with a flute in its low register playing a melody based on a (*) chromatic scale. Vaslav Nijinsky put a masturbation scene into a ballet he choreographed to this piece. At the end of this work, the title character, drunk on wine, goes to sleep. Based on a poem by Stéphane Mallarmé, for 10 points, name this piece in which the title mythological creature cavorts with some nymphs, a work of Claude Debussy.
Much of the beginning of this work, marked très modéré, is in 9/8 time.
{Prelude} to the {Afternoon} of a {Faun} [or {Prélude} à {l'après}-{midi d’un faune}]