Christoph Willibald von Gluck

Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire at the time, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court in Vienna.

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Who was born first?

• Christoph Willibald von Gluck and Niccolò Jommelli were born the same year
• Christoph Willibald von Gluck and Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy were born the same year
• Christoph Willibald von Gluck and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach were born the same year
• Christoph Willibald von Gluck was born 1 year after Johann Ludwig Krebs
• Christoph Willibald von Gluck was born 1 year before Georg Christoph Wagenseil

Timeline

1. Johann Ludwig Krebs1713 – January 1, 1780
2. Carl Philipp Emanuel BachMarch 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788
3. Christoph Willibald von Gluck (this page)July 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787
4. Niccolò JommelliSeptember 10, 1714 – August 25, 1774
5. Nikolaus I, Prince EsterházyDecember 18, 1714 – September 28, 1790
6. Georg Christoph WagenseilJanuary 29, 1715 – March 1, 1777

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