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Jean-Baptiste Lully - Wikipedia. Jean-Baptiste Lully [a] (28 November [ O.S. 18 November] 1632 – 22 March 1687) was a French composer, dancer and instrumentalist of Italian birth, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style.
Jean-Baptiste Lully (born Nov. 29, 1632, Florence [Italy]—died March 22, 1687, Paris, France) was an Italian-born French court and operatic composer who from 1662 completely controlled French court music and whose style of composition was imitated throughout Europe.
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Jun 2, 2021 · The 17th-century composer Jean-Baptiste Lully was a violin virtuoso, and master of French Baroque music. A favourite of Louis XIV, Lully spent most of his career composing in his court, writing trios, operas and ballets as music master of the royal family.
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Jean-Baptiste Lully (ou Giovanni Battista Lulli en italien) né le 28 novembre 1632 à Florence [1] et mort le 22 mars 1687 à Paris (Paroisse de la Madeleine), est un compositeur et violoniste italien de la période baroque actif en France sous le règne de Louis XIV.
- 22 mars 1687 (à 54 ans)ParisRoyaume de France
- Le Florentin
- Giovanni Battista Lulli
In 1687, Jean-Baptiste Lully was using a staff when conducting a Te Deum in celebration of King Louis XIV’s recovery from an illness, when he struck his foot with it by mistake. The wound soon turned gangrenous but Lully refused to have his “dancer’s leg” amputated, claiming he would rather die than to lose his ability to dance.
Jean-Baptiste Lully was a prominent French composer, instrumentalist, and dancer of the Baroque era. His influence extended beyond music, as he played a significant role in shaping French opera and court entertainment during the reign of Louis XIV.
