His first mature orchestral work, 1894's "Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun", was based on a poem by Stephane Mallarme
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.... a Faun, though, inspired by a Symbolist poem by Stphane Mallarm, that as... [DOC] [TLE] Music about Morning and Sunrise, Day 2  From Dawn to Noon on ... [PAR] Jan 19, 2016 ... His first major orchestral work, it is a revelation of color and form.