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Christoph Gluck (1714 - 1787) is considered a reformer in the world of opera. The German (born in Erasbach) and Austrian (lived for many years and died in Vienna) composer moved toward more realism in reaction to the highly stylized works of the Late Baroque period.

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• Christoph Willibald Gluck

  http://www.hoasm.org/XIID/XIIDGluck.html
  Biography noting his escape from his father's disapproval, portraits, partial discography, notable works, and related material from theHere Of A Sunday Morning radio program.

• Christoph Willibald Gluck

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4481
  Find A Grave entry of the composer's tomb with biographical background and links to others buried in the cemetery.

• Christoph Willibald Gluck

  http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=34
  Biography, key works, timeline, recommended recordings, quotes, and suggested further resources from Humanities Web.

• Christoph Willibald Gluck

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323220/
  Filmography listing movies and television programs based upon or otherwise using his works from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

• Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787)

  http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=4201
  Vocal works, some with German, French, or Italian texts, a few also with English translations. From the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music.

• Classical Archives - Christoph Willibald von Gluck

  http://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/2599.html
  Biography, works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.

• Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714 - 1787)

  http://www.naxos.com/person/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck/26064.htm
  Brief biography, caricature, and summaries of his operatic and balletic music with Naxos discography.

• NewOlde.com - Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck

  http://www.newolde.com/gluck.htm
  Links, recommended recordings and books, new and forthcoming recordings, music editions and pictures of Gluck.

• Ritter Gluck: A Recollection from the Year 1809

  http://www.eaglesweb.com/John_Louis_Miller/R_Gluck.PDF
  John Louis Miller translation of the E. T. A. Hoffmann story of a series of encounters with the composer. If the date is correct then the story is a fabrication; however, it gives insight into Gluck's later life.

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