In his early works, from 1880 to 1901, Debussy was influenced by Chopin and the Baroque style, although his attraction towards the pentatonic scale is already apparent.

• 由这两首曲子可以看出德布西对女性有著其理想性的看法，这两首曲子也正是他用来描写心中完美女性形象的最佳典范。