Paul Dukas

Paul Dukas Born October 1, 1865 in Paris, France Died May 17, 1935 in Paris, France Nationality: French Style/Period: Romantic Paul Dukas was born in Paris, France on October 1, 1865. He was a student at the Paris Conservatory where he studied piano, harmony, and composition. He won the Prix de Rome for a counterpoint and fugue in 1886 and again in 1888 with the cantata, Velleda. As mentioned, Paul Dukas studied at the Paris Conservatoire were he was a pupil of …

…lude élégiaete and Variations, interlude et final sur un thème de Rameau for piano Vocal and Choral Music: Sonnet de Ronsard and Vocalaise for voice and piano unpublished cantatas Hymne au soleil, Sémélé and Velléda Ballet: La péri Opera: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (Ariane and Bluebeard).