Beschreibung:
Jean Varloot : Music in 1778. A brief reminder of the musical scene in 1778, emphasizing the importance of this art in the Enlightenment. The year is noteworthy for Mozart's stay in Paris, where he was badly received and for which he had great contempt, partly because of the monopoly of the opera and comic-opera, judged for their libretto. But we see the popularity of Gluck and his rivalry with Piccini, at its height. There are also concerts in the Tuileries, particularly on religious holidays, where the listeners admired above all technique.