Lul·ly (l -l  , l -), Jean Baptiste 1632-1687. Italian-born French composer. He was court composer to Louis XIV, founding the national French opera and producing court ballets for Molière's plays. |
Lully
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1. (Biographies / (French)) Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist), Italian name Giovanni Battista Lulli. 1632-87, French composer, born in Italy; founder of French opera. With Philippe Quinault as librettist, he wrote operas such as Alceste (1674) and Armide (1686); as superintendent of music at the court of Louis XIV, he wrote incidental music to comedies by Molière
2. (Biographies) Also Lull (Spanish) [lul] Raymond or Ramón (raˈmɔn). ?1235-1315, Spanish philosopher, mystic, and missionary. His chief works are Ars generalis sive magna and the Utopian novel Blaquerna
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| Noun | 1. | Lully - Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) |
| 2. | Lully - French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687) |
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