He was granted with letters of naturalization in December 1661. In 1662, he got married to the daughter of a very famous composer and singer Michel Lambert. It was the time when he gave away his name of Giovanni Battista Lully and named himself Jean baptize Lully. The trios and the dances that he wrote for the court during 1661 were right away published. In the reign of Louis XIV in 1653, he was named as the director of Louis's violin orchestra. He started to establish his fame in this position and he normally relied on little violins for the court ballets. In 1661, he collaborated with many theatres and produced works for the royal court which were liked by all. In 1672 after he broke up with Moliere, he acquired the opera privilege of Pierre Perrin and became director of the " Academie Royale de Musique", which was the Royal Opera. During 1673 and 1687, he established a new opera every year and managed to effectively protect his monopoly in this new and famous genre. He died in 1687 in Paris and his marble tomb in Norte Dame des Victories church is still present, [CITATION bri14 l 1033]. .
Music Influences and Style.
It was the middle Baroque period during 1650-1700 when his music was written. Music of Lully was known for its liveliness, power, its quick movements, and the deep and intense emotional character which was present in the slower movements it featured. Some of his most famous works include his Chaconnes and Passacailles, which are basically the dance movements that were common in many works he did e.g. Phaeton and Armide. The impact of Lully's Music caused radical revolution in the dancing style at the courts. In place of stately and slow movements that were prevailing at that time, he came up with lively and enchanting ballets feature a rapid rhythm. These rhythms were normally based on famous dance styles such as the menuets, gavottes, sarabandes and rigaudons. His collaboration with Moliere gave rise to a new form of music which became known as, "the comedie –ballet.