Paul Dukas

Editor's Notes: This edition of Paul Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" has been arranged for the purpose of studying the orchestration of the original work in a condensed piano/conductor score format.Some minor enharmonic adjustments were made in the arrangement of this score, primarily in cases of shifting transposing instruments back into the concert key, but also in a few instances to make the score easier to read.For ease of study, the original French tempo and technique markings were translated to their more commonly used Italian counterparts.With the exception of the Glockenspiel, all octave-transposing instruments (Piccolo, Double Bass, etc.) are written at their sounding pitch. The glockenspiel is written at the standard written pitch, two octaves lower than sounding.Lastly, the original score only utilized rehearsal numbers, not measure numbers. This score includes both the original rehearsal numbers and individual measure numbers, for ease of reference and study.

L'apprenti sorcier - also widely known as The Sorcerer's Apprentice - is a symphonic poem originally subtitled as "Scherzo after a Ballad by Goethe." Inspired by Goethe's poem of the same name, Dukas' musical depiction closely follows the narrative of the original tale. Because of this, Disney animated the story for the film Fantasia which resulted in the work becoming widely known to mainstream audiences around the world. The study score offered here is a newly engraved edition meticulously prepared from the primary sources available by Richard W. Sargeant, Jr. IMSLP page Wikipedia article

Title: Ariane et Barbe-bleue Composer: Paul Dukas Original Publisher: Durand The complete score for Dukas' Ariane et Barbe-Bleue, as originally published by Durand in 1907. Performer's Reprints are produced in conjunction with the International Music Score Library Project. These are out of print or historical editions, which we clean, straighten, touch up, and digitally reprint. Due to the age of original documents, you may find occasional blemishes, damage, or skewing of print. While we do extensive cleaning and editing to improve the image quality, some items are not able to be repaired. A portion of each book sold is donated to small performing arts organizations to create jobs for performers and to encourage audience growth.

French composer Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was also a critic, scholar, and teacher. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is his most famous creation, and this original compilation of Dukas' Piano works is highlighted by the world-renowned music that was based upon Goethe's Faust and inspired a memorable sequence from Disney's Fantasia. The two-Piano version that appears here was transcribed by the composer himself.Suitable for intermediate and advanced pianists, this collection features four additional pieces: Piano Sonata in E-flat minor; Prélude élégiaque; Variations, Interlude and Finale on a theme by Jean Philippe Rameau; and La plainte, au loin, du faun. Edited and introduced by renowned pianist Daniel Glover, these works were reproduced from authoritative sources.