-
public was
divided into two
rival parties, which,
under the
names of
Gluckists and Piccinnists,
carried on an
unworthy and
disgraceful war. Gluck's masterly...
- p****ions and
making words and
music of
equal importance. The
effects of
these Gluckist reforms were seen not only in his own
operas but in the
later works of...
-
Neapolitan opera, and the "whole town"
engaged in an
argument between "
Gluckists" and "Piccinnists". The
composers themselves took no part in the polemics...
- the
premiere of Sacchini’s
first French opera, Renaud. Meanwhile, the
Gluckists were
manoeuvring to
detach Sacchini from his
Piccinnist supporters. When...
-
Raniero di Calzabigi.
During his stay in France, the so-called
quarrel of
Gluckists and
Piccinnists (1775–1779)
arose between supporters of Gluck's reform...
-
Neapolitan opera and the "whole town"
engaged in an
argument between "
Gluckists" and "Piccinnists". On 2
August 1774, the
French version of
Orfeo ed Euridice...
-
collaborator early in his career. The
battle between the two camps, the "
Gluckists" and the "Piccinnists"
continued until 1779, when Gluck,
confronted with...
-
Arguments about the
respective merits of
their heroes raged between "
Gluckists" and "Piccinnists",
although the
composers themselves showed less enthusiasm...
- a
style of
their own.
Lemoyne had
promoted himself as a
member of the
Gluckist camp with his
first opera for Paris, Électre, in 1782. However, it failed...
- Inscriptions. He
collaborated with Fréron and,
alongside Suard, led the
Gluckists in
their quarrel with the Piccinnists. His
collected works amount to 3...
