One of his last published pieces was the seven-song collection Klopstocks Oder und Lieder, and among his first were the six trio sonatas he published in London.
One of his last published pieces was the seven-song collection Klopstocks Oder und Lieder, and among his first were the six trio sonatas he published in London. He would become known more for operas, such as his debut, Artaserse, and his pre-Mozart version of P. Metastasio's La Clemenza di Tito. In his mature operas with Raniero Calzabigi, including Paride ed Elena, he threw out unaccompanied, florid recitative in favor of "simplicity, truth, and naturalness," as stated in his foreword to Alceste. Composer of Iphégenie en Aulide and Iphéginie en Tauride, for ten points, name this Classical reformer who first shook up the operatic style with his Orfeo ed Euridice.
One of his last published pieces was the seven-song collection Klopstocks Oder und Lieder, and among his first were the six trio sonatas he published in London.
Christoph Willibald {Gluck}