Lully, Jean-Baptiste (29 November 1632, Florence; 22 March 1687, Paris), composer, was baptized Giovanni Battista Lulli. He left his native city to come to Paris at the age of 12, and he passed the remainder of his life in France while adopting the French form of his name for reasons of convenience. He became a citizen of France in 1661. Lully was brought to Paris because Mlle de Montpensier was looking for someone with whom she might practice her conversational Italian. Lully was already…