SKU: A0.839017

Orfeo ed Euridice (French: Orphée et Eurydice; English: Orpheus and Eurydice) is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on a mythological subject with choruses and dancing. The piece was first performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 5 October 1762, in the presence of Empress Maria Theresa. Orfeo ed Euridice is the first of Gluck's reform operas, in which he attempted to replace the abstruse plots and overly complex music of opera seria with a noble simplicity in both the music and the drama. The opera is the most popular of Gluck's works, and was one of the most influential on subsequent German operas. Variations on its plot-the underground rescue-mission in which the hero must control, or conceal, his emotions-can be found in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Beethoven's Fidelio, and Wagner's Das Rheingold. Though originally set to an Italian libretto, Orfeo ed Euridice owes much to the genre of French opera, particularly in its use of accompanied recitative and a general absence of vocal virtuosity. Indeed, twelve years after the 1762 premiere, Gluck re-adapted the opera to suit the tastes of a Parisian audience at the Académie Royale de Musique with a libretto by Pierre-Louis Moline. This reworking was given the title Orphée et Eurydice, and several alterations were made in vocal casting and orchestration to suit French tastes.

SKU: A0.1264367

Christoph Willibald Gluck
4 Pieces from the opera Orphée ed Euridice

1 - Ballo, Larghetto
2 - Maestoso
3 - Ballo, Presto
4 - Ballo, Andante

arrangement for woodwind quintet
flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon

duration: ca 5m

score + parts


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SKU: A0.1264113

Christoph Willibald Gluck
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

arrangement for woodwind quintet
flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon

duration: ca 5m 

score + parts


https://www.edition-maulwurf.de

Edition Maulwurf is a publisher of digital sheet music. For more information and other pieces please visit our web site.

SKU: A0.563311

This mega-bundle of music enables you to save significantly on the individual prices, and includes full scores and parts for the following pieces:

All Through The Night (Trad.)

Andante (Gluck)

Ar Lan y Môr (Welsh Trad.)

Canon in D (Pachelbel)

David of the White Rock (Welsh Trad.)

Gymnopédie No.1(Satie)

Largo from ‘Xerxes’ (Handel)

Suo Gan (Welsh Trad.)