Gaetano Capocci

Gaetano Capocci (16 October 1811 – 11 January 1898) was a composer, organist and maestro.

Almost immediately he was appointed organist of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, in 1839.

In 1855 he was appointed maestro direttore of the Cappella Pia of the Lateran, where he worked for the remainder of his life.

Solely devoted to church music, Capocci composed numerous masses and motets.

At San Salvatore in Lauro he taught castrati Alessandro Moreschi and Giovanni Cesari.