▁from ▁Pierre ▁Robert ▁and ▁Henry ▁Du ▁Mont . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁training ▁from ▁the ▁court ▁composer ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁L ul ly , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁chap el ▁pages ▁as ▁perform ers ▁in ▁his ▁oper as . ▁By ▁ 1 6 8 0 ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁" ord inaire ▁de ▁la ▁musique ▁du ▁roi " ▁( court ▁music ian ) ▁and ▁had ▁composed ▁ ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁grand ▁mot ets ▁( Te ▁De um ▁ 1 6 7 8 ). ▁The ▁id yll - bal let ▁which ▁he ▁composed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 6 8 2 ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁grand son , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Burg und y , ▁found ▁great ▁favour ▁at ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁competition ▁to ▁select ▁four ▁ma î tres ▁( master s ) ▁of ▁the ▁Chap elle ▁Roy ale . ▁He ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 2 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁accounts , ▁the ▁King ▁had ▁v eto ed ▁his ▁selection ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁passed ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁youth . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁competition , ▁Des m are ts ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁France ▁for ▁study ▁with ▁Italian ▁compos ers , ▁but ▁L ul ly ▁object ed ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁dimin ish ▁his ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁style . ▁Des m are ts ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁made ▁money ▁by ▁" g host