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prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (directions in score (très…
prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
background
debussy is a french composer sometimes considered to be the first impressionist composer
disliked term impressionist
considered to be one of the most influential composers of late 19th and early 20th centuries
pierre boulez called PALAMDUF the beginning of modern music
composed in 1894
inspired by poem by Stéphane Mallarmé.
free illustration of this poem containing a succession of scenes evoking the dreams of the faun in the heat of the afternoon before the faun succumbs to sleep
instruments
scored for relatively small orchestra which still contains some unusual colours
played by:
2 players each of
flute (+1 extra)
oboe
clarinet
1 in a and 1 in b flat
a sounds minor third lower
b flat sounds major second lower
bassoon
harp
4 horns
in F
perfect fifth lower
strings
double bass
octave lower than written
antique cymbals
octave higher than written
cor anglais
in F
sounds perfect fifth lower
directions in score
très modéré
very moderate tempo
doux et expressif
sweet and expressive
sourdine
muted
sur la touche
over the fingerboard
position nat.
natural position
ôtez vite les sourdines
remove mutes quickly (sheet says put on but when I looked it up it said remove)
legérèment et expressif
light/gentle and expressive
en animant
animated
changez en si b
change to b flat
toujours en animant
always animating the tempo
en dehors
prominant
retenu
slowing down
1er mouv.t
back to previous tempo
même mouv.t et très soutenu
same tempo and very sustained
mouv.t du Début
tempo of the opening of the piece
plus de langueur
take more time / more languorously
très lent et très retenu jusqu'à la fin
very slow and slowing down a lot until the end