Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Claude Debussy (trans. John Philip Sousa)
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The title of this work translates from the French as Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. It bears the designation L. 86.
General Info
Year: 1894 /
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unpublished
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (L. 86), known in English as Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, is a symphonic poem for orchestra by Claude Debussy, approximately 10 minutes in duration. It was composed in 1894 and first performed in Paris on 22 December 1894, conducted by Gustave Doret.
The composition was inspired by the poem L'après-midi d'un faune by Stéphane Mallarmé. It is one of Debussy's most famous works and is considered a turning point in the history of Western art music. Pierre Boulez considered the score to be the beginning of modern music, observing that "the flute of the faun brought new breath to the art of music."
- Program Note adapted from Wikipedia
According to band historian Loras John Schissel, "The arrangement was made to feature Sousa Band flutist Meredith Willson who studied under Georges Barrere (who played the world premiere in 1894). Sousa left the wind parts (and harp) intact and scored the string parts for woodwinds and muted cornets/trumpets."
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Performances
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Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Danse (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kurokawa)
- Golliwog's Cakewalk (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kano) (1908)
All Wind Works
- The Afternoon of a Faun (arr. Walters) (1894/1950/1999?)
- The Afternoon of a Faun. See also: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
- Beau Soir (arr. Warner) (1880/1971)
- Children's Corner Suite (arr. Winterbottom) (1908)
- Clair de Lune (orch. Blair) (1890/1905/2021)
- Clair de Lune (arr. Hautvast) (1890/1905/2011)
- Clair de lune (arr. De Meij) (1890/1905/2017)
- Clair de Lune (arr. Wallace) (1890/1905/1995)
- Danse (arr. Boyd) (1890/1983)
- Danse (arr. Scheiwiller) (1890/2019)
- Danse (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kurokawa)
- Danses Sacrée et Profane (arr. Odom) (1904/2019)
- Danses Sacrée et Profane (tr. J. Lloyd) (1904)
- Debussy: Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Akey) (1910/1995)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Longfield) (1910/1987)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (arr. Miller) (1910/1986)
- The Engulfed Cathedral (tr. Patterson) (1910/1993)
- The Engulfed Cathedral. See also: La Cathédrale Engloutie
- Fêtes from "Nocturnes" (arr. Patterson) (c. 1899/2007)
- Fêtes from "Three Nocturnes" (arr. Schaefer) (c.1899/1959)
- Fêtes from "Three Nocturnes" (tr. Tatebe) (c.1899/1999)
- Four Debussy Songs (trans. Anderson) (2018)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (tr. Beyrent) (1910/2013)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (tr. Brand) (1910)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (tr. Bernotas) (1910)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Moss) (1910/2007)
- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Sparke) (1910/2007)
- Golliwogg's Cakewalk (arr. Lewis) (1908/2004)
- Golliwog's Cakewalk (arr. Curnow) (1908/1985)
- Golliwog's Cakewalk (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kano) (1908)
- Hommage à Rameau (arr. Hunsberger) (1905/2009)
- La Cathédrale Engloutie (arr. Mortimer) (1910/2016)
- La Cathédrale Engloutie. See also: The Engulfed Cathedral
- La Mer (trans. Odom) (1905/)
- Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien (1911)
- L’isle joyeuse (arr. Mashima) (1904/2005)
- L'isle joyeuse (arr. Volans) (1904/1995)
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Onodera) (1891/1908/2015(?))
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Onodera) (Octet) (1891/1908/2015(?))
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Schaefer) (1891/1908/1964)
- Marche Écossaise (tr. Scatterday) (1891/1908)
- 'Menuet' from Suite Bergamasque (arr. Southard) (1890/2012)
- Minstrels (tr. Scarbrough) (1910/2016)
- Pagodes from "Estampes" (arr. Grainger) (1996)
- Petite Suite (arr. Brakkee) (1889/1999?)
- Petite Suite (tr. Winterbottom) (1889/1927)
- Petite Suite (arr. Kimura) (1889/1998)
- Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (tr. Sousa) (1894)
- Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. See also: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and The Afternoon of a Faun
- Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (arr. Stalmeieir) (1894/1992)
- Prelude from "Suite Bergamasque" (arr. St. Louis)
- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (tr. Hindsley) (1894/1973)
- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. See also: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
- Premiere Arabesque (1891)
- Première Rhapsodie (arr. Yodo)
- Première Rhapsody (tr. Baars) (1910/12016)
- Première Rhapsody (arr. Walker; ed. Pappas) (1910/1963/2004)
- Reverie (arr. Boo) (1890/)
- Rêverie (tr. Thompson) (1890/2011)
- Sarabande (tr. Bennefield) (1894/1901/2020)
- Sarabande (tr. Erickson) (1894/1967)
- Sarabande (arr. Howland; ed. Gregory) (1894/2018)
- Suite Bergamasque Mvt 2 Menuet (arr. Thompson)
- Three Debussy Pieces (arr. Singletary)
- Three Pieces from "Children's Corner" (orch. Sheen) (1908/1988)
Resources
- Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune. Wikipedia Accessed 21 June 2022
- Schissel, Loras John. 1st page of Debussy's "Prelude a l'apres." Facebook, 24 May 2022. Accessed 21 June 2022