Music appreciation the early twentieth 's  prelude to the afternoon of a faun  is programmatic, based on a by stéphane mallarmé.                a.  poem      b.  painting      c.  ballet      d.  play

The answer is A) poem

Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun was inspired by Stephane Mallarme's poem "The Afternoon of a Faun". The symphony was intended to serve as an illustration and homage to the poem. Interestingly, Stephane Mallarme did not like the idea of his poem converted to a symphony, believing that his poetry was "music enough".
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