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Jean-Baptiste Lully fils (Paris, 6 August 1665 – 9 March 1743) was a French musician and the second son of the composerJean-Baptiste Lully. He was also known asBaptiste Lully,Lully fils, andMonsieur Baptiste. He was born and died inParis.
In 1678 at the age of 12, he was given a post by the king,Louis XIV, at theabbey of Saint-Hilaire. Six years later, he exchanged it for a post atSaint-Georges-sur-Loire.
In 1696 he becamesurintendant de la musique du roi (Superintendent of the Music of the King), a position he shared withMichel-Richard de Lalande until 1719.
With his brotherLouis he composedOrphée (a lyric tragedy, 1690) that was badly received when it was performed, although historians of music today find it important for the prominence given in it to theaccompanied recitative (La Gorce 2001). On his own, he also composedLe Triomphe des brunes (adivertissement, 1695).