``I am more and more convinced that music is not, in essence, a thing which can be cast into a traditional fixed form,`` observed Claude Debussy, adding, ``it is made up of colors and rhythms.`` Although the composer disliked the label of Impressionism, his works shared many characteristics with those of his artistic contemporaries.
Debussy developed a unique musical language, redefined concepts of harmony and form, and exercised a delicate command of nuance, in his piano music as well as his or. ``I am more and more convinced that music is not, in essence, a thing which can be cast into a traditional fixed form,`` observed Claude Debussy, adding, ``it is made up of colors and rhythms.`` Although the composer disliked the label of Impressionism, his works shared many characteristics with those of his artistic contemporaries
