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Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"

by William W. Austin

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A scholarly guide to Debussy’s orchestral work

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A scholarly guide to Debussy’s orchestral work

Focused on Debussy’s “Prelude to ‘The Afternoon of a Faun,’” this volume pairs a score based on the best available musical text with historical context and detailed musical analysis. William W. Austin’s editorial framework brings together annotated essays, musical examples, and charts, making the work’s construction and interpretive questions central to the book. The collection also preserves differing analytical and critical viewpoints rather than presenting a single fixed reading. Some material appears in English here for the first time, alongside research attributed to the editor and other scholars.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Students of Debussy and late nineteenth-century classical music
  • Musicians and score readers seeking analytical commentary
  • Readers interested in musicology, source history, and competing interpretations

Themes

Claude DebussyMusical analysisScore studyHistorical contextMusic criticism

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Book overview

Music example and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time. Much of the material has never before appeared in English.

A score embodying the best available musical text.

Historical background-what is known of the circumstances surrounding the origin of the work, including (where relevant) original source material.

A detailed analysis of the music, by the editor of the volume or another well-known scholar.

Other significant analytic essays and critical comments, exposing the student to a variety of opinions about the music.

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