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J.B. Lully - Biography
Jean-Baptiste Lully, originally Giovanni Battista Lulli (November 28, 1632–March 22, 1687), was an Italian-born French composer, who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France.
He took French citizenship in 1661.
Life
Born in Florence, the son of a miller, Lully had very little education, musical or otherwise, but learnt the guitar and violin.
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In 1646 he was discovered by the Duke of Guise and taken to France by him, where he entered the services of Mademoiselle de Montpensier (la Grande Mademoiselle) as scullery-boy. With the help of this lady his musical talents were cultivated.
A scurrilous poem on his patroness resulted in his dismissal.
He then studied the theory of music under M�tra and entered the royal string orchestra of the French court, Les Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi or the Grande Bande and eventually became its conductor.
He tired of the lack of discipline of the Grande Bande, and wi