Dukas, dyoo KAH, Paul Abraham (1865-1935), was a French composer, music teacher, critic, and editor. He became best known for The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1897), written in a lively symphonic form called a scherzo. Dukas was a master of orchestration. He has been praised for the clarity of his music and for his ability to produce a variety of tone colors from different combinations of instruments.