Polibio Fumagalli (26 October 1830 in

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– 21 June 1900 in

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) was an Italian composer, organist, and pianist. Fumagalli studied organ at the

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; beginning in 1873 he taught organ at that institution. Among his students were

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and

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. He also served as choirmaster of the Church of San Celso. Much of Fumagalli's compositional output was for his own instrument, he had over 300 pieces published. His work ''La Caccia'' was taken up by the English organist

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as a frequent concert piece. Fumagalli's brothers Carlo, Disma, Adolfo, and

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were all composers as well.

References

;Sources * Francesco Bussi: ''Polibio Fumagalli''. In: ''The New Grove'' Volume 7, , p. 29. * Barbara Stühlmeyer: ''Polibio Fumagalli. Erneuerer von Ton und Taste:'' In: '' Die Tagespost, 19. Juli 2017. * Alfred Baumgartner: ''Propyläen Welt der Musik'', Band 2, p. 360 * The Aeolian Company :
The Aeolian Pipe-Organ and Its Music
', Wildhern Press, 2008. p. 131 ;Citations 1830 births 1900 deaths 19th-century Italian composers 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century Italian male musicians Italian male composers Italian classical organists Italian classical pianists Italian male pianists Male classical pianists Male classical organists Milan Conservatory alumni Milan Conservatory faculty People from the Province of Milan 19th-century organists {{Italy-composer-stub