- Lully was borne in Arno, Italy (some say Florence). Lully was a dancing master of court, a comic and a composer of music in the 17th Century. At age fourteen came to the French Court from Italy in 1646 and became a teacher of the Italian language as well as a violinists. Lully's band was known as the Petitis Violins du Roi (The Petite Band). The King was impressed with him and made him a Valet de Chamber to which he composed many Spectacles (Ballets) for the King, working with Molière on a majority of them such as The ballets de cour (1653-63) and the comédies-ballets (1663-72) were performed as royal entertainments with king Louis himself often taking part in the dancing. In 1654 he composed music for the Le Ballet de la Galanteri du Temps as well as many others.

-- In 1672, Lully became the director of the 'Academie Royale de Music' and composed many spectacles with Molière, many of which set the Stage for the ballet today. French type of opera known as tragédie lyrique, between 1673 and 1686 (tragédie lyrique, Bellérophon, Achille et Polyxène). While conducting a Te Deum in Paris to celebrate the king's recovery from a serious illness, he stabbed a cane into his foot, and died from infection.

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