Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1862, Debussy invented musical impressionism, dissolving traditional harmonic rules in favor of color, texture, and atmosphere. Clair de Lune, La Mer, and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun opened a new sonic world that shaped virtually every composer of the 20th century.

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