Gluck : an eighteenth-century portrait in letters and documents / Patricia Howard.
| Author/creator |
Howard, Patricia |
| Included Work | Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 Correspondence. English. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1995. |
| Description | xiv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | A Bohemian childhood -- An Italian apprenticeship -- Gluck in London -- The itinerant musician -- Marriage -- The complete Metastasian -- The court composer -- Orfeo -- Between Orfeo and Alceste -- Alceste -- Transitional years -- Iphigénie en Aulide -- Summer in Paris -- The travelling composer -- Problems with publishers -- From Cythère to Alceste -- Nanette -- The Piccinni war: first shots -- Armide -- Negotiations at a distance -- The last year in Paris -- Withdrawal to Vienna -- A testimonial year -- Last years -- Death. |
| Abstract | Celebrated today for his historical significance as the one composer who did most to effect the transition between baroque and classical opera, Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) was, in his lifetime, both controversial and colourful. The documents portray a man of enormous physical energy, relish for good food and good company, and passion for his art. Patricia Howard draws on a variety of contemporary sources in an attempt to construct a portrait of one of the most interesting musicians of the eighteenth century. The basis of the book is the body of letters to and from Gluck. Also included are a wealth of factual documents and informal anecdotes, not easily accessible in the original German, French, or Italian, and almost none of which has ever been translated. The material has been arranged with the aim of providing readers with a lively, continuous narrative of Gluck's life, while at the same time indicating the principal locations of the published and unpublished sources. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-263) and index. |
| LCCN | 95017332 |
| ISBN | 0198163851 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.G5 H668 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.G5 H668 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |