What is The Afternoon of a Faun?
[[File:Claude Debussy ca 1908, foto av Félix Nadar.jpg|thumb|Debussy in 1908]] {{italictitle}} '''''Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun''''' ({{lang-fr|Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune}}) is a [[Musical composition|work]] for [[orchestra]] by [[Claude Debussy]]. It was inspired by a [[poem]] by Stéphane Mallarme. It was first performed on 22 December 1894 in [[Paris]]. The music was used for [[Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky)|a ballet]] in 1912 designed by [[Vaslav Nijinsky]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Afternoon of a Faun, The}} [[Category:Compositions by Claude Debussy|Afternoon of a Faun]] [[Category:Orchestral works|Afternoon of a Faun]] [[Category:Compositions in E major]] {{music-stub}}