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An oboe solo in this piece opens with an eighth rest, followed by a quarter note G, eighth note trilled G, then a rapid chromatic run down to E and up to G. In this piece's first theme, the first French horn plays the call, “F, B-flat, A-flat,” followed by “short C, long D” in the second horn. (-5[1])A (-5[1])glissando in the harp that gets higher than lower follows the opening “Très Modéré” solo of this piece, (15[1])which was intended to have a “Final Paraphrase and Interlude” but was condensed into (*) one movement. A Vaslav Nijinsky ballet set to this piece was accused by Michel (-5[1])Fokine of plagiarizing Daphnis et Chloé. A chromatic descent from C-sharp to G (10[2])opens the flute solo that begins this piece, (10[1])intended to depict the “passing of the longings and desires” of the title satyr. A Stéphane Mallarmé poem inspired, (10[1])for 10 points, what Claude Debussy piece that opens a ballet? ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [or Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune]
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