Impressionism in music draws lessons from painting, and the most typical representative of impressionism music is French composer Debussy. Like impressionist painting, the protagonist of impressionist music is sound and timbre. In order to make the color effect play a prominent role in music works, impressionist composers boldly challenged the style and form of romantic music in the second half of the19th century.

Impressionist music likes to reflect subtle and elusive things, rather than grand and immortal magnificence; I like hints and metaphors, but I don't like exaggeration, directness and unreservedness. Therefore, vague outline, hazy color and indistinguishable tone changes are all obvious signs of impressionist music; The illusion, impression and atmosphere it creates correspond to Monet's vague impression, Cezanne's strange dream, Renoir's wonderful tenderness and Seurat's dazzling exquisiteness. The exquisite and beautiful musical language of impressionist music, like the exaggerated and loud tone of romantic music, has reached a high aesthetic level and is also loved by people.