About Pietro Magri
Lived 1873 – 1937 (aged 64). Pietro Magri was an Italian organist, choir director, composer, musicologist, parson and catholic priest.
Pietro Magri (May 10, 1873 in Vigarano Mainarda – July 24, 1937 in Oropa) was an Italian composer, conductor and organist.
Life Magri studied in the seminary of Faenza where he became priest and taught singing from 1889 to 1894. After a short appointment in Venice as Maestro of the Cappella Marciana in 1898 he moved to Bari. There he founded the magazine Il Ceciliano. In the next years he moved to Lecce (1910), Molfetta and Vercelli (1912) and finally to Oropa (1919) where he remained until his death in 1937.
Compositions Missa S. Francesco di Sales Missa defunctorum simplex Missa in homorem B. Virginis Auxilium christianorum Missa Joseph fili David
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Who was Pietro Magri?
Italian organist and choir director (1873-1937)
When was Pietro Magri born?
Pietro Magri was born on 10 May 1873 in Vigarano Mainarda.
When did Pietro Magri die?
Pietro Magri died on 24 July 1937 in Basilica Shrine of the Black Madonna.
What was Pietro Magri's occupation?
Pietro Magri was an organist, choir director, composer, musicologist, parson and catholic priest.
What nationality was Pietro Magri?
Pietro Magri was Italian.
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