music dancing singing acting often expensive costumes complex stage design developed sung plays recognizable english operas first usually thought ''the siege rhodes'' ref name buelow buelow p ref france meanwhile moli turned several farcical comedies musical entertainments songs music provided jean baptiste lully dance late th century influenced brief period english opera ref name carter carter butt p ref composers john blow henry purcell ref name buelow th century popular forms
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