A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Quinault, Philippe

QUINAULT, Philippe, eminent French dramatist, born in Paris 1635, died Nov. 26, 1688, may be considered the creator of a new branch of the drama, the lyric tragedy. The numerous operas which he wrote for Lully long served as models to other French dramatic authors, and are still worthy of notice for their literary merit, and the smoothness and melody of the versification.

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