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Dukas

[dy-ka]

noun

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



Dukas

/ 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.

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But, even as a child, Benjamin preferred classical music: Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain,” Dukas’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” and Beethoven above all.

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Having a gap in time between the eruption of the initial crisis and the CEO's first response "creates more doubt, I think," said Seth Linden, president of Dukas Linden Public Relations.

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He ended the concert with Dukas’ playful “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” which is full of clumsy footfalls.

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

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