28 November 2011

Happy Birthday, Lully.

French Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully was born on this date in 1632.

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2 comments:

  1. Kurt HardenNovember 28, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    I listened to a great music course and loved the professor's assessment of Lully: "Lully was a dick. Very talented but a total dick."

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  2. Rob FirchauNovember 28, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    As you said many years ago, "Apart from mayonnaise, the French are good for very little."

    Rameau throws their highest octane.

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