Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
There are about sixty different tempo markings in the work, enough for Émile Vuillermoz to describe the score as changing "speed and nuance every two measures". The thematic motifs of "Jeux" are likewise very short, often two measures long or constructed from two single-measure building blocks. L.D. Berman has analysed "Jeux" in the context of Debussy's earlier "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune". Jann Pasler has analysed in detail Debussy's motivic construction.