Jean-Louis Lully (24 September 1667 – 23 December 1688) was a French musician and composer. He was born in Paris, the youngest son of

Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully ( – 22 March 1687) was a French composer, dancer and instrumentalist of Italian birth, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court o ...

. On 8 June 1687 he succeeded his father as ''surintendant'' and ''compositeur de la musique de la chambre du roi'' and he was nominated for another of his father's posts, Director of the Opera. Because he was only 20 years old, however, the decision was postponed and was never ratified before he died the following year. His skill as a composer is unknown, in part because most of the works bearing his name were collaborations, written with Pierre Vignon. These included the lyric tragedy ''Zéphire et Flore'' (1688) libretto by Michel Duboullay, to which his older brother

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also contributed, and an ''Idylle'' performed at Anet. He died in Paris .

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