Jean-Baptiste Lully
(1632-1687)

man

Died aged c. 55

Jean-Baptiste Lully (UK: /ˈlʊli/ LUUL-ee, US: /luːˈliː/ loo-LEE, French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lyli]; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista ˈlulli]; 28 November [O.S. 18 November] 1632 – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, guitarist, violinist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France and became a French subject in 1661. He was a close friend of the playwright Molière, with whom he collaborated on numerous comédie-ballets, including L'Amour médecin, George Dandin ou le Mari confondu, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, Psyché and his best known work, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Jean-Baptiste Lully, 1632-1687, Surintendant de la Musique du Roi Louis XIV, a vécu de 1671 à 1683 dans cette maison construite par l'architecte Daniel Gittard.

English translation: Jean-Baptiste Lully, 1632-1687, Superintendent of Music of King Louis XIV, lived from 1671 to 1683 in this house built by architect Daniel Gitlate. [AWS Translate]

45 rue des Petits Champs, Paris, France where they lived (1671-1683)

À l'emplacement de cette maison, Jean-Baptiste Lully, surintendant de la musique du Roi Louis XIV, né le 29 novembre 1632, vécut de 1684 jusqu'à sa mort le 22 mars 1687.

English translation: At the site of this house, Jean-Baptiste Lully, superintendent of music of King Louis XIV, born 29 Nov. 1632, lived from 1684 until his death 22 March 1687. [AWS Translate]

28 rue Boissy-d'Anglas, Paris, France where they lived (1684-1687)