Baptiste Lully, Jean L Composers Composition

Baptiste Lully, Jean L Composers Composition

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Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) was born in Italy and christened as Giovanni Battista Lulli. He was taken to France in his twenties where his musical talent blossomed. Lully was composer, music director, and family music director in the court of Louis XIV, the "Sun King." He became the director of the Académie royale de musique in Paris, thus exerting major influence upon French opera. He also composed in other genres, including ballet.

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- Brief biographical sketch noting his collaborations, caricature, comments on stage and church music, and Naxos discography.
- Multimedia (graphic and audio) catalog of and reference source for the University of North Texas Music Library's collection of pre-19th-century editions of works by the French composer.
- Biographical data, innovations and career highlights, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays.
- Extended biography noting wide-ranging accomplishments, development with Quinault of the tragédie lyrique opera, religious works, royal associations, and homosexuality. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
- List of manuscripts of his works by the Stanford University Music Library. Sorted by country.
- Links, recommended recordings and books, new and forthcoming recordings, and pictures.
- Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 30 complete files offered in MIDI format.
- Streetswing's Dance History profiles his contribution to dance and the development of the ballet. Lists his ballets, noted dancers, and types of dances.
- Listing at the Lied and Arts Songs Text Page with lyrics, some in English translation.
- Timeline noting essential accomplishments and memorable compositions with suggested recordings from Humanities Web.

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