Question

music appreciation The early twentieth century....Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is programmatic, based on a _______ by Stéphane Mallarmé. 

       A. poem   B. painting   C. ballet   D. play

Answer 1

The answer is A) poem

Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun was inspired by Stephane Mallarme's poem "The Afternoon of a Faun". The symphony was intended to serve as an illustration and homage to the poem. Interestingly, Stephane Mallarme did not like the idea of his poem converted to a symphony, believing that his poetry was "music enough".
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