Franjo Dugan (11 September 1874 – 12 December 1948) was a prominent Croatian composer, organist and academic.
[3] By returning to Croatia, he became a professor in Osijek and Zagreb (1921-1941), where he taught music theory, composition and organs.
He was one of the founders of the Cecilian movement in Croatia, harmonizing a vast number of Croatian folk chants.
[citation needed] He composed in a late romantical style, relying on the Baroque polyphony.
[6] He was partially inspired by Croatian folklore, especially sacral traditions of the Hrvatsko Zagorje, where he was born.