Luca Fumagalli (born

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, May 29, 1837 - died

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, June 5, 1908) was an Italian composer, pianist, and music educator. Fumagalli studied at the

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before traveling to Paris in 1860. He taught piano at the Philadelphia Conservatory and, later, in Milan. His opera ''Luigi XI'' was premiered at the

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in Florence in 1875; he also composed a symphony titled ''Sinfonia Marinaresca'' and a number of virtuosic piano works. Fumagalli's brothers Carlo, Disma, Adolfo, and Polibio were all composers as well.

References

* Alfred Baumgartner: ''Propyläen Welt der Musik'', Band 2, p. 360 ;Further reading * 1837 births 1908 deaths 19th-century Italian musicians 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century Italian male musicians Italian composers Italian male composers Italian classical pianists Italian male pianists Male classical pianists Milan Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Milan Conservatory University of the Arts (Philadelphia) faculty People from the Province of Milan {{Italy-composer-stub