The Sorcerer's Apprentice

General Info

Year of Published: 2022
Composer: Paul Dukas
Arranger: Stephen Primatic
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Series: Masterworks Series
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:10:20
Cost: $50.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone 1
Player 3: Xylophone 2
Player 4: Vibraphone 1
Player 5: Vibraphone 2
Player 6: Marimba 1
Player 7: Marimba 2
Player 8: Marimba 3
Player 9: Marimba 4
Player 10: Timpani
Player 11: Triangle & Tambourine & Bass Drum & China Cymbal & Sleigh Bells & Suspended Cymbal
Player 12: 2 Crotales & 2 Mounter Triangles & Slapstick & Tambourine & Sizzle Cymbal
May share: Crash Cymbals & Suspended Cymbal & Tam-Tam
Player 13: Temple Blocks & Snare Drum & Ratchet & Bell Tree & Marching Machine
May share: Tam-Tam & Crash Cymbals

Program Notes

Paul Dukas’ L'apprenti sorcier ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice") is his most famous work. Based on the 1797 poem of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Dukas’ work came into prominence in large part due to the 1940 animated Disney film Fantasia. This arrangement utilizes the full force of the modern percussion ensemble. Because the piece is a programmatic work, this arrangement retains the original structure with no cuts or edits in length. This ensures that the poem’s narrative flow remains intact.