
Italian-born French court and operatic composer who from 1662 completely controlled French court music and whose style of composition was imitated ... [14 related articles]
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French composer of Italian origin. He was court composer to Louis XIV of France. He composed music for the ballet and for Molière's plays, and established French opera with such works as
Alceste (1674) and
Armide et Rénaud (1686). He was also a ballet dancer
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