Gluck

[ gloo k ]

/ glʊk /

noun

AlmaReba FiersohnMme. Efrem Zimbalist,1884–1938, U.S. operatic soprano, born in Romania.

Chris·toph Wil·li·bald von

[kris-tawf vil-i-bahlt fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈvɪl ɪˌbɑlt fən/,1714–87, German operatic composer.

Louise,born 1943, U.S. poet.

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Example sentences from the Web for gluck

Composers from Monteverdi to Gluck, to Stravinsky, to Philip Glass, have told it in music.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us|Ann Wroe|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He had a short fuse and would sometimes berate her when she spoke too much to Gluck.
Whitey Bulger's Wily Girl|Christine Pelisek|June 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Abbé Arnaud fought for Gluck; but the witty Marmontel was the advocate of his rival.
Great Musical Composers|George T. Ferris
There was a hot division of opinion among the Parisians, as there had been in the days of Gluck and Piccini.
Great Violinists And Pianists|George T. Ferris

Gluck wrote a preface to the published score of 'Alceste,' which is one of the most interesting documents in the history of music.
The Opera|R.A. Streatfeild
Mozart and Gluck, each in his respective sphere, carried opera to a point which seemed scarcely to admit of further development.
The Opera|R.A. Streatfeild
Rossini equals Mozart, and Gluck will soon seem to us insipid.
Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good|Victor Cousin

British Dictionary definitions for gluck

Gluck

/ (German ɡlʊk) /

noun

Christoph Willibald von (ˈkrɪstɔf ˈvɪlibalt fɔn). 1714–87, German composer, esp of operas, including Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) and Alceste (1767)

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