Christoph Willibald Gluck: A Guide to Research

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Annotation First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Abbreviations Illustrations I The Compositions 1. A List of Gluck's Compositions 2. A Note on the Collected Editions 3. Autograph and Manuscript Holdings II General Background for the Study of Gluck Primary Sources Dealing with the Reforms in Opera, Ballet, Acting, Singing, and Design III Sources and Resources for Gluck Research 1. Bibliographies and Thematic Catalogues 2. Letters 3. Iconography 4. Surveys of Research 5. Collections of Essays and Conference Acts 6. Yearbooks and Special Issues of Periodicals IV Biographical Studiesand Dictionary Entries V General Studies in the Music 1. Studies in Gluck's Style 2. Gluck in Comparative Studies 3. Gluck Reception VI Specialized Studies of Individual Works and Genres 1. Italian Operas 2. Reform Operas 3. Opéras-comiques 4. Vocal Music 5. Ballets 6. Instrumental Music VII Gluck's Collaborators in the Theater 1. Choreographers 2. Designers 3. Librettists 4. Singers 5. Production Issues, Theater Administration, and Archives VIII Indexes 1. Author Index 2. Index of Compositions by Gluck