An Italian immigrant to France, he dominated the continental music scene as the master court musician of Louis XIV.
An Italian immigrant to France, he dominated the continental music scene as the master court musician of Louis XIV. He created a distinctly French style of opera and developed countless ballets and court compositions, which shaped the musical identity of the nation and the age. For ten points, name this collaborator with Moliere on Le Mariage forcé and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme who died by the infection of an accidental wound to his foot, done with his own directing staff.
An Italian immigrant to France, he dominated the continental music scene as the master court musician of Louis XIV.
Jean-Baptiste {Lully}