The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas) piece was used in "Study No. 8" by Oskar Fischinger. The Dukas piece and Goethe poem were also, by way of the film " Fantasia", the inspiration of the 2010 Disney movie, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", starring Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel. <score vorbis="1"> </score> 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
The Bells (poem) bells can make, and the emotions evoked from that sound. For example, "From the bells bells bells bells/Bells bells bells!" brings to mind the clamoring of myriad church bells. Several deeper interpretations exist as well. One is that the poem is a representation of life from the nimbleness of youth to the pain of age. Growing despair is emphasized alongside the growing frenzy in the tone of the poem. Another is the passing of the seasons, from spring to winter. The passing of the seasons is often used as a metaphor for life itself. The poem also suggests a Poe