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Paul Dukas
Paul Dukas
Born October 1, 1865 in Paris, France
Died May 17, 1935 in Paris, France
Paul’s home country: France
Paul’s Career
Paul studied piano and composition at the Paris
Conservatory and won several awards for his work.
He worked as a music critic and a professor. Paul
was rarely happy with his compositions and
destroyed most of his ideas before they could be
published.
L’Apprenti Sorcier
In 1897, Paul wrote a
10 minute piece for
orchestra based on a
poem written by Goethe.
It became popular very
quickly and is his best
known work.
In 1940, Walt Disney added
to its fame by using it to
create a Mickey Mouse
animation for the movie
Fantazia.