Claude Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. A musical analysis (Music through the Microscope Book 1)

This document is a meticulously detailed analysis of Debussy’s revolutionary score Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. The analysis isolates aspects of structure, melody and melodic development, harmony, orchestration techniques and texture. It is intended for students and teachers alike and to serve as a guide to further study and understanding of the remarkable and sensual work.

Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune is a set work for Edexcel AS and A Level Music for which this study is an invaluable and unique resource.

Music through the Microscope is a series of detailed analyses by Dr Nick Redfern of major musical compositions.