Jean-Baptiste Lully met a rather sticky end. Quite literally, by his own conducting staff. Lully, it is remembered, loved to compose music that could be danced to. As many conductors did at this time, ...
Jean-Baptiste Lully was the most influential French composer of the 17th century, a key figure in the court of Louis XIV. This week, Donald Macleod explores how Lully rose from humble origins in Italy ...
When it comes to anecdotes about musicians, the one about 17th century French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully certainly ranks among the most bizarre. Lully, who spent much of his career writing music for ...
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