Composer of the Month-October

Paul Dukas

Paul DukasBorn October 1, 1865 in Paris, France

Died May 17, 1935 in Paris, France

Paul’s home country: France

Paul’s CareerPaul 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 SorcierIn 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.