His music manifests itself in brief and fragmentary melody, free and vague structure, refined and transparent orchestration and colourful and changeable timbre, and so forth.

• 德彪西的音乐表现为旋律简短零碎，结构自由模糊，和声色彩斑斓，织体纤细精巧，配器细腻透明，力度层次渐变，音色丰富多变等特点。