1. Christoph Willibald Gluck - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia A. A. Abert Christoph Willibald Gluck (Munich, 1959); P. Howard Gluck and the Birth of Modern Opera (London, 1963); W. Felix Christoph Willibald Gluck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search "Gluck" redirects here. For other uses, see Gluck (disambiguation) Gluck, detail of a portrait by Joseph Duplessis , dated 1775 ( Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (born 2 July Erasbach Upper Palatinate ; died 15 Nov in Vienna ) was a composer of the 18th century, most noted for his operatic works. After many years at the Habsburg court at Vienna , Gluck brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices that many intellectuals had been campaigning for over the years. With a series of radical new works in the 1760s, among them Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste , he broke the stranglehold that Metastasian opera seria had enjoyed for much of the century. The strong influence of French opera in these works encouraged Gluck to move to Paris, which he did in November 1773. Fusing the traditions of Italian opera and the French national genre into a new synthesis, Gluck wrote eight operas for the Parisian stages. One of the last of these, Iphig©nie en Tauride , was a great success and is generally acknowledged to be his finest work. Though extremely popular and widely credited with bringing about a revolution in French opera, Gluck's mastery of the Parisian operatic scene was never absolute, and after the poor reception of his

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4. Christoph Willibald Gluck --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Christoph Willibald Gluck German classical composer, best known for his operas, including Orfeo ed Eurydice http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9037080/Christoph-Willibald-Gluck

var britAdCategory = "music"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Early life The middle years The late works Assessment Additional Reading Catalog and bibliography Editions Biographies and studies Print this Table of Contents Linked Articles Giovanni Battista Sammartini Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Christoph Willibald Gluck Page 1 of 7 born July 2, 1714, Erasbach, near Berching, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria [Germany] died Nov. 15, 1787, Vienna, Austria Courtesy of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Ritter (knight) Von Gluck German classical composer, best known for his operas, including Orfeo ed Eurydice Alceste Paride ed Elena (1774), the French version of

5. Christoph Willibald Von Gluck - Wikipedia Translate this page Über die Schul- und Jugendzeit von Christoph Willibald Gluck ist sehr wenig überliefert, vieles kann nur vermutet werden. In Erzählungen berichtet Gluck http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck

Christoph Willibald von Gluck aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die (Weitergeleitet von Christoph Willibald Gluck Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck 2. Juli in Erasbach bei Berching Oberpfalz 15. November in Wien ) war ein deutscher Komponist . Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Opern Inhaltsverzeichnis Leben Kindheit und Jugend Italien Reisen ... Bearbeiten Leben Bearbeiten Kindheit und Jugend Gluck wurde als erstes von neun Kindern geboren. Sein Vater und die Vorv¤ter waren F¶rster , von Glucks Mutter ist nichts bekannt, weder ihre Herkunft noch ihr Familienname. 1717 zog die Familie nach B¶hmen, wo der Vater ab 1727 in Eisenberg als Forstmeister im Dienst von F¼rst Philipp Hyazinth von Lobkowitz stand. œber die Schul- und Jugendzeit von Christoph Willibald Gluck ist sehr wenig ¼berliefert, vieles kann nur vermutet werden. In Erz¤hlungen berichtet Gluck: "Mein Vater war F¶rstermeister in einem b¶hmischen Ort und hatte mich zu seinem Nachfolger bestimmt. Aber in meiner Heimat treibt alles Musik... Leidenschaftlich f¼r diese Kunst entflammt, kam ich erstaunlich schnell vorw¤rts, spielte mehrere Instrumente. Mein ganzes Sinnen und Trachten galt schlieŸlich nun mehr der Musik und nicht dem F¶rster-Dasein." Glaubt man Glucks Berichten, so folgt eine heimliche Flucht aus dem Elternhaus:

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7. Christoph Willibald Gluck Christoph Willibald Gluck (17141787) C W Gluck. Gluck is the earliest opera composer represented in the repertoire of the modern opera house. http://www.musicwithease.com/gluck-c-w.html

Music with Ease Christoph Willibald Gluck Gluck is the earliest opera composer represented in the repertoire of the modern opera house. In this country three of his works survive. These are, in the order of their production, "Orfeo ed Euridice" (Orpheus and Eurydice), "Armide," and "Iphigènie en Tauride" (Iphigenia in Tauris). "Orpheus and Eurydice," produced in 1762, is the oldest work of its kind on the stage. It is the great-great-grandfather fo operas. Its composer was a musical reformer and "Orpheus" was the first product of his musical reform. He had been a composer of operas in the florid vocal style, which sacrificed the dramatic verities to the whims, fancies, and ambitions of the singers, who sought only to show off their voices. Gluck began, with his "Orpheus," to pay due regard to true dramatic expression. His great merit is that he accomplished this without ignoring the beauty and importance of the voice, but by striking a correct balance between the vocal and instrumental portions of the score. Simple as his operas appear to us today, they aroused a strife comparable only with that which convulsed musical circles during the progress of Wagner’s career. The opposition to his reforms reached its height in Paris, whither he want in 1772. his opponents invited Nicola Piccini, at that time famous as a composer of operas in the florid Italian style, to compete with him. So fierce was the war between Gluckists and Piccinists, that duels were fought and lives sacrificed over the respective merits of the two composers. Finally each produced an opera on the subject of "Iphigenia in Tauris." Gluck’s triumphed, Piccini’s failed.

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9. Christoph Willibald Gluck: German Opera Composer From Late Baroque To Classical Christoph W. Gluck s biography his life, music and influence on 18th-century operatic reforms. http://classical-composers.suite101.com/article.cfm/christoph_willibald_gluck

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10. Christoph Willibald Gluck - LoveToKnow 1911 GLUCK, CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD (17141787), operatic composer, German by his nationality, French by his place in art, was born at Weidenwang, near Neumarkt, http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck From LoveToKnow 1911 GLUCK,' CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD (1714-1787), operatic composer, German by his nationality , French by his place in art, was born at Weidenwang, near Neumarkt, in the upper Palatinate , on the 2nd of July 1714. He belonged to the lower middle class, his father being gamekeeper to Prince Lobkowitz; but the boy's education was not neglected on that account. From his twelfth to his eighteenth year he frequented the Jesuit school of Kommotau in the neighbourhood of Prince Lobkowitz's estate in Bohemia , where he not only received a good general education, but also had lessons in music . At the age of eighteen Gluck went to Prague , where he continued his musical studies under Czernohorsky, and maintained himself by the exercise of his art, sometimes in the very humble capacity of fiddler at village fairs and dances. Through the introductions of Prince Lobkowitz, however, he soon gained access to the best families of the Austrian nobility ; and when in 1736 he proceeded to Vienna he was hospitably received at his protector's palace. Here he met Prince Melzi, an ardent lover of music, whom he accompanied to

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12. Worldcat Identities Gluck Christoph Willibald Ritter Von 1714 17401821 lbt Gluck, Christoph Willibald Ritter von 1714-1787 Gluck, Christoph Willibald Ritter von 1714-1787 100 Music Opera programs Librettos Western art http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79-135399

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17. Christoph Willibald Gluck Classical Music Pages essay from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music includes portrait and details of changes in opera during his life. http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/gluck.html

Epoch: Classic Country: Germany Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Detailed Information about Picture Gallery List of Works Bibliography Introduction (born Erasbach, 2 July 1714; died Vienna, 15 Nov. 1787). His father was a forester in the Upper Palatinate (now the western extreme of Czechoslovakia); Czech was his native tongue. At about 14 he left home to study in Prague, where he worked as an organist. He soon moved to Vienna and then to Milan, where his first opera was given in 1741. Others followed, elsewhere in Italy and during 1745-6 in London, where he met Handel 's music. After further travel (Dresden, Copenhagen, Naples, Prague) he settled in Vienna in 1752 as Konzertmeister of the Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen's orchestra, then as Kapellmeister. He also became involved in performances at the court theatre of French , as arranger and composer, and he wrote Italian dramatic works for court entertainments. His friends tried, at first unsuccessfully, to procure a court post for him; but by 1759 he had a salaried position at the court theatre and soon after was granted a royal pension. He met the poet Calzabigi and the choreographer Angiolini, and with them wrote a ballet-pantomime

18. - Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3 Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry features life, operas, portraits and scanned manuscripts, and MIDI audio files. http://www.karadar.com/Dictionary/gluck.html

Composers Biography Languages Christoph Willibald Gluck Life Operas Photo Gallery Home Page Christoph Willibald Gluck Life He was born at Erasbach (2 July 1714), and died in Vienna (15 Nov. 1787). His father was a forester in the Upper Palatinate (now the western extreme of Czechoslovakia); Czech was his native tongue. At about 14 he left home to study in Prague, where he worked as an organist. He soon moved to Vienna and then to Milan, where his first opera was given in 1741. Others followed, elsewhere in Italy and during 1745-6 in London, where he met Handel 's music. After further travel (Dresden, Copenhagen, Naples, Prague) he settled in Vienna in 1752 as Konzertmeister of the Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen's orchestra, then as Kapellmeister. He also became involved in performances at the court theatre of French opéras comiques, as arranger and composer, and he wrote Italian dramatic works for court entertainments. His friends tried, at first unsuccessfully, to procure a court post for him; but by 1759 he had a salaried position at the court theatre and soon after was granted a royal pension. He met the poet Calzabigi and the choreographer Angiolini, and with them wrote a ballet-pantomime Don Juan (1761) embodying a new degree of artistic unity.

19. CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK, Biography, Discography The next year they wrote the opera Orfeo ed Euridice, the first of gluck s socalled reform operas . In 1764 he composed an opéra comique, La rencontre http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/history/composers/11010.php

language="en"; español français A B ... Z CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK (1714- 1787). His father was a forester in the Upper Palatinate ; Czech was his native tongue. At about 14 he left home to study in Prague, where he worked as an organist. He soon moved to Vienna and then to Milan, where his first opera was given in 1741. Others followed, elsewhere in Italy and during 1745-6 in London, where he met Handel's music. After further travel (Dresden, Copenhagen, Naples, Prague) he settled in Vienna in 1752 as Konzertmeister of the Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen's orchestra, then as Kapellmeister. He also became involved in performances at the court theatre of French opéras comiques, as arranger and composer, and he wrote Italian dramatic works for court entertainments. His friends tried, at first unsuccessfully, to procure a court post for him; but by 1759 he had a salaried position at the court theatre and soon after was granted a royal pension. He met the poet Calzabigi and the choreographer Angiolini, and with them wrote a ballet-pantomime Don Juan (1761) embodying a new degree of artistic unity. The next year they wrote the opera Orfeo ed Euridice, the first of Gluck's so-called 'reform operas'. In 1764 he composed an opéra comique, La rencontre imprévue, and the next year two ballets, he followed up the artistic success of Orfeo with a further collaboration with Calzabigi, Alceste (1767), this time choreographed by Noverre; a third, Paride ed Elena (1770), was less well received.

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XIID: Christoph Willibald Gluck Gluck's father, Hans Adam, was hunting and forest master for the Lobkowitz family in the Upper Palatinate, later in northern Bohemia. The family relocated several times during Christoph's young years, and little is known of the boy's schooling or of his first music instructors. Gluck's early attempts to practice musical instruments were reportedly thwarted by his father, who had his son assist him in the hunt. By 1731 (though probably earlier) the boy had left home and escaped to Prague, where he continued his musical studies and supported himself partly as organist at the Tyn Church. He matriculated at the University of Prague, but apparently nothing came of his studies there. In music he remained essentially self-taught. After a few years in Prague he went to Vienna (probably 1735), where at the Lobkowitz Palace he met the Milanese Antonio Maria Prince Melzi; in 1736 or early 1737 Gluck moved to Milan, having been hired as chamber musician for Melzi's household. There he played violin in the prince's court orchestra and probably also studied counterpoint and composition with the city's leading musician, Giovanni Battista Sammartini. Four years passed before Gluck's first opera, Artaserse

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