![]() Equally acclaimed are his minor sacred compositions. His Miserere, written for the funeral of the minister Sequier, is considered a work of genius. Some of his most popular works are his passacaille (passacaglia) and chaconne which are dance movements found in many of his works such as Armide & Renaud or Phaƫton. Lully's music i s known for its power, liveliness in its fast movements and its deep emotional character in its sad movements. French Middle Baroque is exceptional in all of classical music as having the lowest pitch, 392 Hz for A above middle C (which in modern practice is usually 440 Hz). Typical of Baroque music is the use of the basso continuo (or simply continuo) as the driving force behind the music. ![]() Lully's music is from the Middle Baroque period, 1650-1700. Jean-Baptiste Lully, originally Giovanni Battista Lulli (Novem? March 22, 1687), was an Italian-born French composer, who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France. ![]()
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