Jean Baptiste Lully

Jean-Baptiste Lully (UK: LUUL-ee, US: loo-LEE, French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lyli]; born Giovanni Battista Lulli, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista ˈlulli]; 28 November [O.S. 18 November] 1632 – 22 March 1687) was an Italian-born French composer, guitarist, violinist, and dancer who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France and became a French subject in 1661. He was a close friend of the playwright Molière, with whom he collaborated on numerous comédie-ballets, including L'Amour médecin, George Dandin ou le Mari confondu, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac, Psyché and his best known work, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1632 (Florence), Died March 22, 1687 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Notes: Surname sometimes spelled Lulli.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-12914 10-in. 2/13/1913 Au clair de la lune Edmond Clément ; Geraldine Farrar Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with piano composer  
Victor B-24465 10-in. 9/15/1920 Bois epais Enrico Caruso Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-26195 10-in. 4/3/1922 Gavotte Erica Morini Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-56840 12-in. 4/30/1930 Notturno Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-56841 12-in. 4/30/1930 Alceste : Prelude Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-59495 10-in. 5/1/1930 Gavotte Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BS-83117 10-in. 5/3/1934 Air tendre et courante American Society of Ancient Instruments ; Ben Stad Instrumental quintet composer  
Victor G-2004 10-in. 5/12/1917 Gavotte Helène Chalot ; Alba Rosa Violin and harp duet composer  
Columbia 19763 10-in. 2/15/1912 Bois epais, redouble ton ombre Georgette Leblanc Maeterlinck Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76037 12-in. approximately 1917 Marriage of Figaro : Sarabande Beecham Symphony Orchestra ; Thomas Beecham Orchestra composer  
Columbia 86590 10-in. approximately September 1920 Au clair de la lune Blanche Gonthier ; Émile Gour Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7563 10-in. 10/7/1920 Bois épais Paul Dufault Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor (Canada) [ViC cat 263541-A] 10-in. before 11/1/1928 Au clair de la lune Émile Larochelle ; Gabrielle Pouliot Female-male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1037 10-in. 5/2/1928 Marches and refrains de l'armée française Orchestre Militaire ; Gabriel Parès Band composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2084 10-in. 3/3/1930 Revenez amours, revenez Eugène Bigot ; Jane Laval Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5880 10-in. 10/6/1936 Au clair de la lune Charpini et Brancato ; Lao Silésu Vocal duet, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lully, Jean Baptiste," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102411.

Lully, Jean Baptiste. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102411.

"Lully, Jean Baptiste." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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