Disma Fumagalli (born

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, 8 September 1826 - died

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, 9 March 1893) was an Italian composer and teacher of music. He was a graduate of the

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, where he began teaching piano in 1853. He composed more than 300 études for piano, as well as other exercises; he also wrote a

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for piano and

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. Fumagalli's brothers Carlo, Polibio, Adolfo, and

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were all composers.

References

* Alfred Baumgartner: ''Propyläen Welt der Musik'', Band 2, p. 360 1826 births 1893 deaths 19th-century Italian composers 19th-century Italian male musicians Italian male composers Piano pedagogues Milan Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Milan Conservatory People from the Province of Milan {{Italy-composer-stub