text: Jean-Baptiste de Lully ( 28 November 1632 â `` 22 March 1687 ) was an Italian-born , French composer who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France .
simplified: Jean-Baptiste Lully ( pronounce : `` Loo-lee '' ) , ( born Florence , 28 November 1632 ; died Paris , 22 March 1687 ) , was an Italian composer , violinist and dancer who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France .