Christoph Gluck
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Music
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Composers, Songwriters
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, German History
Article abstract: Gluck established a new style of opera that marked the end of the Baroque and the beginning of the classical era in music. Many of his stage works represent a turning point in the balance between counterpoint and homophony, between vocal display and musical drama.
Early Life
Christoph Gluck was born the son of a forester and huntsman, a profession followed by several of his ancestors. The young Gluck’s early training remains a matter of conjecture, but he traveled to Prague in late adolescence and probably enrolled at the University...
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