Paul Dukas

Paul Dukas (1865–1935) was a French composer, choreographer and pedagogue.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Paul Abraham Dukas.

Born at 1st arrondissement of Paris in 1865, died at Paris in 1935.

In detail

Paul Dukas studied at Lycée Turgot and Conservatoire de Paris. training under Georges Mathias, Théodore Dubois and Ernest Guiraud is recorded. Olivier Messiaen, Claude Arrieu and Tony Aubin are recorded as having studied under Paul Dukas. the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, symphony and impressionist music. The authority associates the name with impressionism in music.

Employment is recorded with Conservatoire de Paris and École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot. Membership is recorded of Académie des beaux-arts.

Works named in the authority record are The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Ariane et Barbe-bleue and Piano Sonata.

Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Paul Dukas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q215556: Paul Dukas

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