Mid 1700's Music Composers and the Operatic Reform

As mentioned earlier, Christophe Gruck Willy Archibald instigates reintroduction reform opera, opera and opera as a servant of music. Gluck, French, Italian elements are not dramatic by the opera, so combine mainly to produce opera. "German-born composition trained in Italy is trying to restore the opera, combining artistic talent and music with poetry, as well as artistic servants, containers." Gluck, including Orpheo, I wrote a number Ed Euridice shows that fusion of music is a servant of lyrics.

Specifically, as a declaration of opera reform with the objective of plotting Declaration of "Simple genuine and nature" as a preface, signature, probably completely written not written in language, music, goal, in particular Arceste I refused to explain Metastasian in detail. Opera series. To replace the old-fashioned way related to the plot, in the classical theater tradition there is simple nature and real action, instead there must be a pure human element for court practice. Also, in chorus classic mode, direct action related events, drama and so on as the main character with importance. As Gluck himself admits, the urge to reform the opera is Karzabiki

Christoph Willibald Gluck is not going to be a reformer. Born in Bohemian in 1714, he absorbed the present opera style of Prague and Vienna enthusiastically. As a mainly self-taught composer, his music apprenticeship in Milan finished the success of his first Italian opera Artaserse in 1741. In 1745, he visited London in the next 6 years (he met Handel) as a freelance musician in Dresden, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Munich, Naples in order to attend the opera performance . In 1752, he was appointed Konzertmeister of Saxony State - Prince Hiltburghausen settled in Vienna, the city will be his home until his death in 1787