I found the “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” to be a very interesting and intriguing piece of music. At the beginning of the piece, the music is very slow and is very soothing and peaceful to the ear. The alternation between the pitch of the music between being very faint and increasing volume contributed to the carefree feeling I experienced at the beginning. However, I listened to the piece a second time and the beginning almost sounded very mysterious as in the music was trying to mask something dark that was occurring. This second perception could just have been due to the mood I was in at the time. As the rest of the piece unfolded, the notes were incredibly smooth and seemed to flow together creating a distinct character to the piece. The tempo seemed to remain pretty consistent throughout but the pitch still varied enough to continue to draw the listener in like in the beginning. Unlike some of the other music we have studied, there seemed to be more of only one type instrument or group of notes being played at a time rather than various layers of music being played over one another. That was one of the main things that stood out to me. Overall, this piece seemed to coincide with the actual poem itself and brought out an array of emotions when I was listening to it all the way from peace and tranquility to mystery and wonder.