Lully

American  

[loo-lee, ly-lee, luhl-ee] / ˈlu li, lüˈli, ˈlʌl i /

noun

1. Italian Lulli.  Jean Baptiste 1632–87, French composer, especially of operas and ballets, born in Italy.

2. Catalan Lull.  Raymond or Ramón Doctor Illuminatus, 1235?–1315, Spanish theologian, philosopher, and author.

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Lully British  

noun

1. Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist), Italian name Giovanni Battista Lulli. 1632–87, French composer, born in Italy; founder of French opera. With Philippe Quinault as librettist, he wrote operas such as Alceste (1674) and Armide (1686); as superintendent of music at the court of Louis XIV, he wrote incidental music to comedies by Molière

2. Also: Lull.  Raymond or Ramón (raˈmɔn). ?1235–1315, Spanish philosopher, mystic, and missionary. His chief works are Ars generalis sive magna and the Utopian novel Blaquerna

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Since this play also started life as a comédie-ballet, the original score, by Lully, has been revisited here by Mich Ochowiak and Ivica Bogdanic, in a vigorous style inspired by Balkan music.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

Lully Miura, founder of the Yamaneko Research Institute, said the party election will serve to energize the base ahead of the general election.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2021

“The Japanese public wants to see a female prime minister, but in the inside-party struggle, she has no base,” said Lully Miura, a political scientist and head of the Yamaneko Research Institute in Tokyo.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2021

An essential piece of conductor lore is the example of the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, who was pounding away with his staff in a performance in 1687 when he hit his foot by accident.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2019

Both music and the colourful ritual of ballet thrived at the French court under Lully and Louis XIV who built upon the musical patronage of his predecessors.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall