L’apprenti sorcier
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L’apprenti sorcier is a famous symphonic scherzo by French composer Paul Dukas, best known today for its depiction of a runaway magic broom and its prominent use in Disney’s Fantasia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphonic scherzo ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Walt Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Der Zauberlehrling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | most famous work by Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Dukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic musical depiction of magical mischief ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Fantasia
NERFINISHED
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Fantasia 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| genre |
program music
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scherzo ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoire | standard symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | German Romantic literature ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | apprentice magician loses control of magic ⓘ |
| notableConductor | Leopold Stokowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentalFeature |
colorful woodwind writing
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prominent use of bassoons ⓘ vivid orchestral effects ⓘ |
| notableMotif | runaway magic broom ⓘ |
| notableUse | Disney film Fantasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’apprenti sorcier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement work ⓘ |
| style |
colorful orchestration
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humorous tone ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | magic gone wrong ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | scherzando ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 10 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumber | Op. (without opus number, often listed as no-opus) ⓘ |
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