I found the “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” to be a very interesting and intriguing piece of music.\u00a0 At the beginning of the piece, the music is very slow and is very soothing and peaceful to the ear.\u00a0 The alternation between the pitch of the music between being very faint and increasing volume contributed to the carefree feeling I experienced\u00a0at the beginning.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 This second perception could just have been due to the mood I was in at the time.\u00a0\u00a0 As the rest of the piece unfolded, the notes were incredibly smooth and seemed to flow together creating a distinct character to the piece.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Unlike some of the other music we have studied, there seemed to be more of only one\u00a0type\u00a0instrument or group of notes being played at a time rather than various layers of music being played over one another.\u00a0 That was one of the main things that stood out to me.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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I found the “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” to be a very interesting and intriguing piece of music.\u00a0 At the beginning of the piece, the music is very slow and is very soothing and peaceful to the ear.\u00a0 … Continue reading