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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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Besides Berlioz, the lineup featured works by composers from the 18th to early 20th centuries, such as Franz Joseph Haydn and Paul Dukas, that have long been in the public domain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

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

From Washington Post Jul. 25, 2017

Messiaen said it was the composer Paul Dukas, his teacher, who told him to “listen to the birds; they are great masters.”

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2012

The evening concert will include works that reflect the creative period during which the Impressionist artists were active: music by Ravel, Chausson, Duparc and Dukas will be performed by the orchestra.

From The Guardian Jun. 18, 2012

Dukas uses them later in divided violins, violas and cellos, having thus a triad of harmonics doubled in the octave.

From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.

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