 His compositions were influenced by composers including Beethoven, Berlioz, Franck, d'Indy and Debussy.In tandem with his composing career, Dukas worked as a music critic, contributing regular reviews to at least five French journals.Later in his life he was appointed professor of composition at the Conservatoire de Paris and the École Normale de Musique; his pupils included Maurice Duruflé, Olivier Messiaen, Manuel Ponce, and Joaquín Rodrigo.