Jean Baptiste Lully (29 nov 1632 – 22 mars 1687)
Description:
Sacred Music, Ballets, Opera"Lully is considered the chief master of the French baroque style, who stripped of all Italian influences from French music of the period and reconfigured the orchestra." (scihi.org)
Discovered as a street artist (Le Grand Baladin), then as a dancer, bring promoted to royal composer for instrumental music by Louis XIV).
As a middle Baroque composer, began abandoning the polyphony of earlier music.
Created the opera genre: Tragédie lyrique.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
29 nov 1632
22 mars 1687
~ 54 years