-
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...
- the chorus",
along with
rhythms and
suggestions of the
samba woven into
Gluckist memories which reflect the
partly South American setting.
Among the musical...
-
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...
-
forgotten that the
absolute Ariade was
Suzanne Balguerie,
trained at the
Gluckist school for whom the word is everything".
Balguerie then made a
career at...
