Debussy | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

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Written By Don Freund and David Cutler

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Debussy, Claude | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1891-94)

 
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Debussy | Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune | Flute Family Ex. 3
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Debussy | Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune | Flute Family Ex. 3
Extreme Orchestration, Debussy

The excerpt features a flute solo that highlights the instrument's rich tone in its lower register, supported by a delicate accompaniment which gradually increases in complexity and depth as the flute melodic line rises in pitch, from mm. 21-30 (rehearsal 2)

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Don Freund and David Cutler
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