1.he was one of the leading musicians of impressionist music

2.His parents names were Manuel-Achille Debussy and Victorine Manoury Debussy, he was the oldest of 5 children

3.His father owned a shop and his mother Victorine Manoury Debussy, was a seamstress (sewing) - they were not wealthy

4.He married Rosalie Texier in 1899 but left her five years later for wealthy Emma Bardac who he later married

5.His death was due to colon cancer

6.Claude Debussy's works were influenced by Richard Wagner, Aleksandr Borodin and Modest Mussorgsky.

7. He played the piano

8.The impressionism painter James Abbot had inspired Debussy to create his famous piece. It was Nocturnes. It consists of 4 movements such as Clouds, Festivals, and also Sirens.