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Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Christoph Willibald Gluck was documented, and when
21 December 1734exact date
Viennaattested“Philipp Hyazinth Lobkowitz, Gluck's father's employer, died on 21 December 1734, and his successor, his brother Johann Georg Christian Lobkowicz, is thought to have been Gluck's employer in Vienna from 1735 to 1736.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1737year
Milanattested“In 1737 Gluck arrived in Milan and was introduced to Giovanni Battista Sammartini, who, according to Giuseppe Carpani, taught Gluck "practical knowledge of all the instruments".”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1770 to 1772period
Parisattested“In fact, the music theorist Laurent Garcin, writing in 1770 (published 1772) before Gluck arrived in Paris, included Gluck in a list of several composers of Czech opéras-comiques (although such a work by Gluck has yet to be documented).”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
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2 July 1714exact date
Viennamentioned“Although there is no documentary record with Gluck's birthdate at the time of his birth, he himself gave it as 2 July 1714 on an official document requested by Paris that he signed in 1785 in Vienna in the presence of the French ambassad…”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
August 1717month
Erasbachmentioned“He sold his house in August 1717 and voluntarily left Erasbach near the end of September to take up employment as head forester in Reichstadt, serving the Duchess of Tuscany, the wealthy Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, since 1708…”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
August 1717month
Zákupymentioned“He sold his house in August 1717 and voluntarily left Erasbach near the end of September to take up employment as head forester in Reichstadt, serving the Duchess of Tuscany, the wealthy Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, since 1708…”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1 April 1722exact date
Böhmisch Kamnitzmentioned“On 1 April 1722 Alexander Gluck took a position as forest-master under Count Philipp Joseph von Kinsky in Böhmisch Kamnitz, where Kinsky had increased his domains.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1727year
Horní Jiřetínmentioned“In 1727 Alexander moved with his family to Eisenberg (Jezeří in Horní Jiřetín) to take his final post, head forester to Prince Philipp Hyazinth von Lobkowitz.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1727 to 1728period
Praguementioned“He quotes Gluck as saying: In 1727 or 1728, when Gluck was 13 or 14, he went to Prague.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1734year
Minoritenplatzmentioned“Nevertheless, the memories of his family and indirect references to this period in later documents give good grounds for believing Gluck arrived in Vienna in 1734, where he likely was employed by the Lobkowitz family at their palace in t…”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1737year
Praguementioned“Gluck eventually left Prague without taking a degree and vanishes from the historical record until 1737.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1745year
Londonmentioned“In 1745, Gluck accepted an invitation from Lord Middlesex to become house composer at London's King's Theatre.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1748 to 1749period
Copenhagenmentioned“For the remainder of 1748 and into 1749, Gluck travelled with Mingotti's troupe, contracting a venereal disease from the prima donna and composing the opera La contesa de' numi for the court at Copenhagen, where he repeated his concert o…”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
February 1756month
Romementioned“After his opera Antigono was performed in February 1756 in Rome, Gluck was made a Knight of the Golden Spur by Pope Benedict XIV.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1767year
Parismentioned“His musical heir in Paris was the composer Antonio Salieri, who had been Gluck's protégé since he arrived in Vienna in 1767 and later had made friends with Gluck.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
1767year
Viennamentioned“His musical heir in Paris was the composer Antonio Salieri, who had been Gluck's protégé since he arrived in Vienna in 1767 and later had made friends with Gluck.”source: Wikipedia: Christoph Willibald Gluck
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