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# Christoph Willibald Gluck

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Gluck, detail of a portrait by Joseph Duplessis, dated 1775 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

Christoph Willibald Gluck (b.Erasbach nr. Berching, 2 July1714; d.Vienna, 15 Nov.1787) was a German composer. He is famous for his operas which were written in a new and exciting way. He was not interested in writing operas which were just a series of songs for singers to show off. He wanted to make his operas into good pieces of drama. His operas had a big influence on later composers like Mozart, Weber and Wagner. He wrote Italian operas and French operas. Orfeo ed Euridice includes song “Che farò senza Euridice” which is one of the best known songs ever written.

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Categories: Composers | 1714 births | 1787 deaths

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