JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY

Jean-Baptiste Lully shaped the sound of French court music under Louis XIV. Born in Italy and active in France, he became central to French Baroque opera, ballet, orchestral style, and ceremonial grandeur. Works such as Armide, Atys, and Le bourgeois gentilhomme helped define music as an instrument of theatre, dance, and royal display.

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