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I have a score composed by him in 1901.(Parma/Italy)
Seems he was an Italian military musician leading several bands.
Does anyone know when he lived?

Dear forum!
I have a score, "Midsummer serenade", from 1909 composer by the Norwegian female composer Erika Bodom. It is based on a song by Joseph Geschwandtner. I plan to publish the score on www.musescore.com, but would like to know if anyone knows who Joseph Geschwandtner was?My google-searches did not bring me any clear conclusion, but perhaps someone in the forum knows more about this. How his score reached a "Norwegian ear" early 1900s is also a puzzle, I find no trace of him in Norway. But perhaps his song was very popular at the time?

Hi. I wonder if anyone knows who the composer of the well known piano-piece Edelweiss is.
(I have published the composition on MuseScore web site: https://musescore.com/user/26911315/scores/6438719 ).

I do find a couple of composition related to him/her?
Cascatelle waltz (1883) and a composition: Echo dell, a polka by a Miss Frankie E. Vanderbeck (1878).
But where and when he/she/they lived is difficult to trace. Perhaps someone knows?

Some (speculative) clues?
In 1865 a Vanderbeck family had a Musical matinée in  Bolougne, France.
"Miss E. Vanderbeck played very pleasant solo on the piano.
And a nice vocal duet from the two sisters...."
(A Vanderbeck family also performed in Paris in the 1860s)
In the 1860s a female singer, Vanderbeck, was at the Italian opera house in Paris.
The singer Virgine Vanderbeck, died (in Milan, Italy) in 1874.

Based on the scores, it seems though as the composer(s) lived in USA, at least at the time of publishing.
Anyone?

Hi. I Wonder of anyone knows about Ida Prade. I have her score op 1, «Bonheur Passe» , a fairly popular piece for piano. Did she compose more music? And where and when did she live?

I can see that her opus 1 was played at a concert 1907 in Bergen, Norway, with the title «Førsvunnen Lycka», a Swedish title. So perhaps she was from Sweden?

Someplace it is mentioned as a pseudonym, (Theodor Espen?),  but I have found no proof of this.

Hi! I am trying to find out more about the works and life of George Posca. His composition «Am Strande» is fairly well know, but his life and the other compositions is difficult to trace. I have doen some research and he was born 1847(48), studied in Leipzig 1872-76 and lived in Hamburg at least between 1883-1933. I do not know when he died. He at least have 31 opus, written from 1878 onwards. I will search further, but perhaps someone here know more about this composer, his life and compositions? Erling