Paul Abraham Dukas (; 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man, of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, and he abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best known work is the orchestral piece
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (
L'apprenti sorcier), the fame of which has eclipsed that of his other surviving works. Among these are the opera
Ariane et Barbe-bleue, a symphony, two substantial works for solo piano, and a ballet,
La Péri.