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Lully 1. Jean Baptiste , Italian name Giovanni Battista Lulli. 1632--87, French composer, born in Italy; founder of French opera. With Philippe Quinault as librettist, he wrote operas such as Alceste (1674) and Armide (1686); as superintendent of music at the court of Louis XIV, he wrote incidental music to comedies by Moli?re 2. Raymond or Ram?n . ?1235--1315, Spanish philosopher, mystic, and missionary. His chief works are Ars generalis sive magna and the Utopian novel Blaquerna How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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] It is like the lapis exilis of the German Graal legend, and of Alchemy according to the Second Raymund Lully, for it appears to be a slight stone; it is supposed to have been carried by Aaron when he entered the Holy Place, and it was held in the hands of David when he desired to contemplate close at hand the glory of his Master. The combination of knowing laughter and scorn with which he treats Jean Baptiste Lully, in particular, doubtless plays quite differently at the College de France or the Academie Francaise than it does in the U. In between, the pages are filled with noteworthy writings by Lully, Rousseau, Gluck, Mozart, Gretry, Kierkegaard, Verdi, Wagner, Nietzche, Alban Berg, Stravinsky and others. |
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