The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas) " The Sorcerer's Apprentice (French: "L'apprenti sorcier") is a symphonic poem in the key of F minor by the French composer Paul Dukas, written in 1897. Subtitled "Scherzo after a ballad by Goethe", the piece was based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1797 poem of the same name. By far the most performed and recorded of Dukas's works, its notable appearance in the Walt Disney 1940 animated film "Fantasia" has led to the piece becoming widely known to audiences outside the classical concert hall. Inspired by the Goethe poem, Dukas's work is part of the larger
The Return of the Sorcerer The Return of the Sorcerer "The Return of the Sorcerer" is a horror short story by American writer Clark Ashton Smith, first published in "Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror" in September 1931. The story ties into H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos due to its references to Lovecraft's invented book of occult lore the "Necronomicon". It tells of one Mr. Ogden being hired by scholarly recluse John Carnby to translate passages from the "Necronomicon". According to "The Complete H.P. Lovecraft Filmography", "The Return of the Sorcerer" is the first published story by a writer other than Lovecraft to adopt the