CHRISTOPHER WILLIBALD GLÜCK
[Born in Weidenwang, Germany—1714-1787.]
Though Glück himself lived a peaceful life
His Iphigénie caused much strife
As on its merits Frenchmen fought
Against Italians who had sought
To down the so-called Glucist school
And call each follower a fool.
The Picinists and Glucists then
Agreed to a great contest when
Each faction said that it would show
The 'tother ought to Lethe go
But after all harsh words were spent
Both factions gladly gave consent
That Glück's dramatic opera grand
Ruled then o'er all great Music Land.