Jean-Baptiste Lully (; born
Giovanni Battista Lulli ; 28 November 1632 – 22 March 1687) was an
Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, and dancer who spent most of his life working in the court of
Louis XIV of France. He is considered a master of the French baroque style. Lully disavowed any Italian influence in French music of the period. He became a French
subject in 1661.