L'Après-midi d'un Faune

[ French la-pre-mee-dee dœn-fohn ]

/ French la prɛ mi di dœ̃ ˈfoʊn /

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a poem (1876) by Mallarmé: source of Debussy's musical composition Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Faune (1892–94).

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