Harmonic Analysis of Debussy's Prelude
La fille aux cheveux de lin (Book I, VIII)

by José Rodríguez Alvira

In this prelude we find some examples of harmonic procedures commonly used in Claude Debussy's music:

1. Non-traditional scales
2. Extended harmony
3. Traditional chords used in non-traditional context
4. Harmonic color
5. Tonal ambiguity