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Lot 74 Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687) 
The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schøyen Collection 
Jean-Baptiste Lully
28.11.1632 - 22.03.1687
Jean-Baptiste Lully, born Giovanni Battista Lulli, was an Italian-born French composer, violinist, and conductor.
Lully spent most of his life working as a musician at the court of Louis XIV and became a French subject in 1661. He began composing music for court ballets in 1658 and collaborated with Molière on numerous comedy ballets between 1664 and 1670.
Lully is considered the leading composer of the French Baroque musical style, to which he contributed many of his own innovations. He composed several operas, chief among them the opera Armide, written especially for Louis XIV. Lully's other works include sacred works, dance music for various instruments, and suites for trumpet and strings.
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The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schøyen Collection
Date: 08.11.2023 11:00 UTC +00:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 160