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Dukas

American  
[dy-ka] / düˈka /

noun

  1. Paul (Abraham) 1865–1935, French composer.


Dukas British  
/ dykɑ /

noun

  1. Paul (pɔl). 1865–1935, French composer best known for the orchestral scherzo The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1897)

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Seeking the ideal Halloween costume, he finds inspiration not just in the Paul Dukas composition mentioned in the program’s title, but also in passages from other works.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2020

Long before Walt Disney and composer Paul Dukas, there were stories about magicians and their — usually — overreaching pupils.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2017

Ravel, Chausson, Dukas and Duparc would all, surely, have agreed with Renoir's artistic credo: a work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away.

From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2012

Einstein’s secretary, Helen Dukas, was our baby sitter.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2011

It was at this period that I became acquainted with the works of César Franck, Vincent d'Indy, Fauré, Paul Dukas, and Debussy, of whose names I had hardly heard.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

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