A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Fumagalli, Adolfo

FUMAGALLI, Adolfo, born Oct. 19, 1828, at Inzago in the province of Milan, received instruction in music and the pianoforte from Angelesi at the Conservatorio, Milan, and in 1848 made his début in that town as a pianist. He made a great success afterwards as a brilliant fantasia player at Turin, Paris, and Belgium, and in 1854 returned to Italy. He died at Florence May 3, 1856, quite suddenly, after a three days' illness, having played at a concert there on the 1st. His compositions include fantasias on 'Puritani,' 'Lucia,' and 'Norma,' capriccios and other light drawing-room pieces, among which 'Les Clochettes,' op. 21, was popular at the time. His brothers, Disma, Polibio, and Luca were also pianists: of these the best known is Luca, born May 29, 1837. In 1860 he played in Paris. In 1875 an opera of his, 'Luigi XI.,' was produced at the Pergola, Florence.

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