Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
symphonic poem by Claude Debussy
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,274 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Claude Debussy[3]
- Movement: Impressionism[4]
- Based on: L'après-midi d'un faune[5]
- Commons category: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Debussy)[6]
- Language of work or name: no linguistic content[7]
- Catalog code: 86[8]
- Inception: January 1, 1892[9]
- Publication date: January 1, 1894[10]
- Date of first performance: December 22, 1894[11]
- Title: Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune[12]
- Name in kana: ぼくしんのごごへのぜんそうきょく[13]
- Different from: Afternoon of a Faun[14]
- Copyright status: public domain[15]
- Form of creative work: prelude[16], symphonic poem[17]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
-
Release type: Symphonic poem[18]
-
Genre(s): classical, orchestral[19]
-
Community tags: classical, orchestral[20]
-
MusicBrainz ID: 9e9d8173-2bca-347e-b19c-2057455e3fad[21]
Why It Matters
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]