1. lully - Noun
2. lully - Interjection
French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)
Spanish philosopher (1235-1315)
Source: WordNetBaroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully and his Les Petits Violons included oboes and bassoons along with the strings in the 16-piece (later 21-piece) ensemble, as one of the first orchestras to include the newly invented double reeds. Source: Internet
Despite his foreign origin, Lully established an Academy of Music and monopolised French opera from 1672. Source: Internet
Buelow 2004, p. 328 In France, meanwhile, Molière turned several of his farcical comedies into musical entertainments with songs (music provided by Jean Baptiste Lully ) and dance in the late 17th century. Source: Internet
Her work in choreographing the landmark 1986 production of Lully 's 1676 tragedie-lyrique Atys was part of the national celebration of the 300th anniversary of Lully's death. Source: Internet
Gluck used a libretto originally set by Lully for this French work, his favourite among his own operas. Source: Internet
In France, tragic operatic works from the time of Lully to about that of Gluck were not called opera, but tragédie en musique ("tragedy in music") or some similar name; the tragédie en musique is regarded as a distinct musical genre. Source: Internet