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Christoph Willibald ( Ritter von) Gluck ( German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈvɪlɪbalt ˈɡlʊk]; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a German composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, [1] both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna.
Apr 13, 2024 · Christoph Willibald Gluck (born July 2, 1714, Erasbach, near Berching, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria [Germany]—died Nov. 15, 1787, Vienna, Austria) was a German classical composer, best known for his operas, including Orfeo ed Euridice (1762), Alceste (1767), Paride ed Elena (1770), Iphigénie en Aulide (1774), the French version of Orfeo (1774 ...
This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Opera Reform, Ballet Music, Orchestral Works: During Gluck’s lifetime, and in the perceptions of the next generation, he was seen to play a central role in the forging of a new operatic style.
Christoph Willibald Gluck, later Ritter (knight) von Gluck, (born July 2, 1714, Erasbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria—died Nov. 15, 1787, Vienna, Austria), German opera composer. Son of a forester, he ran away to study music in Prague. He traveled widely, writing operas for various cities, before settling in 1750 in Vienna, where he would ...
Christoph Willibald (von) Gluck (July 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787) was a German composer, one of the most important opera composers of the Classical music era, particularly remembered for Orfeo ed Euridice. He is also remembered as the music teacher of Marie-Antoinette who as Queen of France promoted Gluck and was his patron.
Nov 21, 2012 · Christoph Willibald Gluck (b. 1714–d. 1787) has a secure place in history as the reformer of 18th-century opera. Blending forms and styles from across the whole field of European opera, he replaced the established, popular, but formulaic genre of Italian opera seria with music dramas that have a less predictable structure and more spontaneous ...
Gluck is a Bohemian-Austrian composer of Italian and French opera, and a leading figure in opera in the second half of the eighteenth century. He is celebrated today for his historical significance as the one composer who did the most to effect the transition between baroque and classical opera.
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