Definition of Dukas

1. Noun. French composer (1865-1935).

Exact synonyms: Paul Dukas
Generic synonyms: Composer

Definition of Dukas

1. duka [n] - See also: duka

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dukas

Dudley Moore
Dudley Stuart John Moore
Duesenberg
Duff's device
Duffy
Dufy
Dugald Stewart
Dugas' test
Duggal
Dugong dugon
Dugongidae
Duhring's disease
Duhrssen's incisions
Duk-Duk
Duk-Duks
Dukas
Duke
Duke Ellington
Duke University
Duke Wayne
Duke bleeding time test
Duke of Argyll's tea tree
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Wellington
Duke of Windsor
Dukes' disease
Dulcie

Literary usage of Dukas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B by George Finlay (1877)
"The most popular man of the time was Constantine dukas, who had fled to the ... His father had embraced Mohammedanism, but dukas had thrown himself on the ..."

2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"dukas dukas (Faul) composed the opera "ARIANE ET BARBE BLEUE" to Maeterlinck's ... dukas was also said to have modelled his method on Wagner and Strauss. ..."

3. Symphonies and Their Meaning: Third Series: Modern Symphonies by Philip Henry Goepp (1913)
"dukas. "THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE" Chief among the companions of Claude Debussy in his adventures is Paul dukas.* Though he lags somewhat in bold flights of ..."

4. Handbook of Mediaeval Geography and History by Wilhelm Pütz, Robert Bateman Paul (1850)
"A friend of his house, named Constantine dukas, was then invested with the ... (eldest son of Constantine dukas), who defeated him and put out his eyes. ..."

5. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"ARIANE ET BARBE-BLEUE (Ariane and Blue Beard) Opera in three acts by Paul dukas. Text by Maurice Maeterlinck. Д LARGE and splendid hall in Blue Beard's ..."

6. The Opera Goers' Complete Guide: Comprising Two Hundred and Sixty-eight by Leo Leop Melitz (1921)
"Music by Paul dukas. Text by Maurice Maeterlinck, based upon the old fairy tale of Bluebeard. CAST: Barbe Bleue (Bluebeard)—Bass. Ariane—Mezzo- Soprano. ..."

7. The Story of a Hundred Operas by Felix Mendelsohn (1915)
"... Music by Paul dukas Opera in Three Acts Libretto by Maurice Maeterlinck First Production—Paris, 1907 CAST BLUE-BEARD Basso ARIANE, wife of Blue-Beard ..."

8. History of the Byzantine Empire by George Finlay (1853)
"The most popular man of the time was Constantine dukas, who had fled to the ... His father had embraced Mohammedanism, but dukas had thrown himself on the ..."

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