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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Giovanni Battista Lulli
Born November 29, 1632 • Florence • Italy
Died March 22, 1687 (aged 54) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Baroque music

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Jean-Baptiste Lully, engraving by Geille after Johannot, c. 1830.
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