Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was an outstanding composer in French mélodie history. He composed approximately 80 songs, and chose to set poetry of his contemporaries, notably Verlaine and Mallarmé. Discussing Debussy¡¦s two sets of Verlaine¡¦s poetry, Fêtes Galantes I and Fêtes Galantes II in the study which explored the connection between literature and painting, and the combination of the melody, harmony and poetry as a complete entity. The research includes four main parts: the biography of Claude Debussy, Debussy¡¦s mélodie style, Watteau¡¦s painting style of Fêtes Galantes, Verlains¡¦s Les Fêtes Galantes, and the analysis of Debussy¡¦s Fêtes Galantes I and II. Debussy¡¦s ability to blend of the declamatory style, variety of accompaniment patterns, and fluid harmonic structure makes his mélodie unique in the history of French songs.

Not only did Debussy find the Symbolist movement a source of inspiration for his artistic aims, he often selected his literary collaborators from them. Pelleas et Melisande, Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un Faune, Chansons de Bilitis, Trois Pomes de Stephane Mallarme, Fetes Galantes, Ariettes Oubliees, all had Symbolist authors. Moreover, the poetic style of the Proses Lyriques, of which Debussy himself was the author, is in the Symbolist manner.

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