Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach vs Christoph Willibald Gluck
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) and Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1714 to 1787.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
- — Born in Weimar Verified
- — Educated at the Thomasschule in Leipzig Verified
- — Studied law at Leipzig and Frankfurt an der Oder Verified
- — Entered the service of Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia Verified
- — Married Johanna Maria Dannemann Verified
- — Published the Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments Verified
- — Succeeded Telemann as music director in Hamburg Verified
- — Composed the oratorio Die Israeliten in der Wüste Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–1787)
- — Born in Erasbach, Upper Palatinate Verified
- — Studied and worked as a musician in Prague Verified
- — Premiere of his first opera, Artaserse, in Milan Verified
- — Visited London and met Handel Verified
- — Married Maria Anna Bergin in Vienna Verified
- — Settled in Vienna as a court composer Verified
- — Knighted with the Order of the Golden Spur Verified
- — Premiere of the reform opera Orfeo ed Euridice Verified
- — Premiere of Iphigénie en Aulide in Paris Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified