Giuseppe Garibaldi (1819 – 25 May 1908) was an Italian composer and organist. He was born and died in the small

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. A well-off landowner, he was also an organist and pianist. On Sundays he used to play organ and conduct small choirs in two neighbouring churches, before going on to play dance music in marriages and balls later in the day. His son, Giovanni Battista Garibaldi (1862–1938), succeeded him as organist at Cipressa. Garibaldi's set of seventeen ''Versetti'' for organ was uncovered and published in 2004 by Michelle Bernard in the academic journal ''Organi Liguri''. The ''Versetti'' were recorded by Silvano Rodi in 2011.2011, Contes
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garibaldi, Giuseppe 1819 births 1908 deaths Italian male classical composers Italian Romantic composers 19th-century Italian composers 20th-century Italian male musicians 19th-century Italian male musicians Musicians from the Kingdom of Sardinia