Lully — Erosophia Encyclopedia

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Lully — Composer, musician to Louis XIV, 1632–1687

Son of a Florentine miller, brought to France in 1646 into the household of the Grande Mademoiselle, a dancer and violinist noticed by Louis XIV in 1653, he was made superintendent of the King’s music and naturalised in 1661, composed the comédies-ballets with Molière, then bought in 1672 the privilege of the Académie royale de musique and gave there with Quinault eleven tragédies en musique. (Editorial synthesis)

Lully was born in November 1632. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)

Lully was born in Florence. (source: Larousse)

Lully died on 22 March 1687. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)

Lully died in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)

Recorded work of Lully: Atys. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)

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