Claude-Achille Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. Along with
Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures associated with
Impressionist music, though he himself disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made of the
Legion of Honour in his native France in 1903. Debussy was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and
chromaticism influenced many composers who followed.