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Thanks.

My "investigations" also shows this:

(One Pietro Bonferoni was born 1831, another died in 1916..."our men"?).

On Sunday 26 Sep. 1897 Bonferroni (two r!, but definitely "our man") led his orchestra (2nd Grenadier Regiment, "the best military band in Italy" ) through the streets of Parma conducting his own composition "Un saluto a Parma gentile". To enormous applauds.

They were home from the war in North-Africa (Ethiopia).

He also had a concert in Parma on Verdi´s 82 birthday in 1895. Exclusively playing Verdi's music. ("the peak of Bonferroni's career"!)

And Pietro Bonferroni (2 r!) was "a vigilant fighter of 1866 and 1870".

Perhaps some Italian member of this site could throw some light on the topic!

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?

Ok, Thanks for the answer, perhaps the Swedish article got it wrong then.
But it still leaves the question open as to who Ida Prade was.
A pseudonyme or a «real name»?
 
The fact that Reinecke was well established in North-Europe, (Grieg, Svendsen, and several other «nothern composers as students),and that he used pseudonyms in his compositions, and that «Vergangenes glück», got very popular in Scandinavia, is that not an indication that he still might be the man behind the score?
Or is there perhaps somewhere clear evidence as to who Ida Prade was?

I have later read a Swedish article from 1978 as to who Ida Prade is: a composer called Carl Reinecke from Leipzig. The article mentions that he died in 1935.
But a composer, Carl Reinecke is well known, and died in Leipzig in 1910.
Are there two Carl Reineckes from Leipzig?
There is also a second score by Ida Prade: «Èin Seelenhauch» (soulmate) form 1895 (Hofmeister).
Does anyone know that score?

And is the composer of «Vergangenes Glück» from 1883, simply Carl Reinecke 1824(Altona) - 1910(Leipzig)?

I have published a score, Echo-Dell polka, at the same time writing the "answer' to who F. Vanderbeck was. See: https://musescore.com/user/26911315/scores/7454696

Thanks for feedback. I have now published the score on MuseScore ( https://musescore.com/user/26911315/scores/7001010 ).
There are several candidates with the name Joseph Geschwandtner, but who the musician is is hard to tell.
But it is strange that the «base» for Erika Bodom's well received composition  should be so completely «in the dark».

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?

Some other "findings" in "my Vanderbeck case":
(Earlier mentioned: In 1865 a Sidonie Vanderbeck is working at the Italian Opera house in Paris)
1871, Bromley/Kent England:
A Sidonie Vanderbeck (ca 1845) is listed as boarder together with a sister, Celestine Vanderbeck (ca 1835), and their mother Francisco Vanderbeck (ca 1809). Their mother (widow) is born in Belgium, the sisters in Holland. Both sisters are listed as "Musicians in Holland".
Perhaps this is two of the four "Vanderbeck sisters"?

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Some (speculative still!) update on the "Vanderbeck-question":
As for the "French clue" (which might not be the right one), there were 4  "Vanderbeck-sisters": soprano, contralto, harpist and pianist.
Paris 1864: "They would form a charming quartet of distinguished artist"
Paris 1865: Sidonie Vanderbeck (Contralto) works at the Italian Opera house in Paris.

However:
The three "Vanderbeck-scores" I have found: "Edelweiss", "Cascatelle waltz" and "Echo Polka" were published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

1878: Echo Dell Polka: published by W. H. Boner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Composed by Miss Frankie E. Vanderbeck).

1878: Edelweiss Glide waltz: published by F. A. North, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Composed by F. E. Vanderbeck)

1883: Cascatella waltz: published by F. A. North, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Composed by F. E. Vanderbeck) (see https://musescore.com/user/26911315/scores/6488302 )

William Henry Boner (1840 – 1913) was a music publisher in Philadelphia from 1865 – 1900) and
Francis A. North published music in Philadelphia until 1890 when Oliver Ditson bought the stock.

In Philadelphia there is a woman "Frances E. Vanderbeck" (1852 – 1910), married Merrill sometime in the 1880s.
(They had a daughter, Louise, 1888 – 1972)

Her profession is "Music Teacher" in 1880.  In 1900, she is a widow, and she died in 1910 (mentioned as artist).
Perhaps she is the composer.

Moreover, a bit more "confusion?" - Back to Paris 1915:
A comedy, "Madame Vanderbeck's Polka" (!), by Raphael Adam and Leon Huret is performed (42 times!) in Paris.
It is about Mdm. Vanderbeck, a female composer (!) working at the opera house in Milan (!)
Perhaps someone can verify or "rule out" these speculations?

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.

A small update:
I have updated my "Google Spreadsheet" (see previous post) to give a clear view of which scores of George Posca are "available". (Help appreciated!)
(I "found" some at Royal Library in Copenhagen). I have added my own "Am Strande"-score to the IMSLP-libray.
I felt it had its own "value" being the 1927 version from Benjamin's Leipzig "verlag" and with the added info/dedication on the front page "Meinem Freunde Emmo Ermrich". The added info did not solve any outstanding "issues" regarding Posca, however.
"Emmo Ermrich" is a complete anonymous person (to me).
Erling

Hi. Glad you are "alert" to this topic and try to "complete" the information about Posca.
However: I'm not sure which post you are responding to.
In my spreadsheet-link in my posting above, the Op 16 "Drei Ländler" is listed (in B, F and G-flat).
(Can "people" see the link?. Perhaps I should paste it all in here?)
Kind regards Erling

Hi all!
Thank you for the feedback to this thread.
It's very encouraging to see you adding info to the thread.
And gradually we all get to "move" an old composer "out of the shed! Agreed, not among the great composers, but still....
His "Am Strande" makes him immortal to any piano-student!!
(Even the Norwegian Queen had this score-sheet in her childhood as a piano lesson!)
So, thanks to @cypressdome for adding this score to IMSLP!
Also @cypressdome: I had no problems downloading the OP 12 score from Hamburg-site. Strange.
Also, thanks to Martin Eastick for his detailed list of compositions.
I have created a small spreadsheet which contains the information I have about his music so far.
I present it as a separate link.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQEYI-hxG6usiwlxQC2cyuxSU_iDUgvpe7aqBtnAzvuN3pAf40Svp-GP93ytfZ-4UVbWLnHFwnjt5S_/pubhtml
(Sorry about the link name, Google ' don't allow me any options)

Regarding Posca music I have found 3 reviews in a Norwegian newspaper all from "Dagbladet" ("Daily Paper")
24 January 1885. Op 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12 & 14 is reviewed.
The (to me) unknown person doing the review prices Op. 1, Nr. 3 ("Must have been created in a very happy moment"!!).
Op 4 no 5 also gets a positive review as does the whole op. 7.
There is a looong story about the background for Op 10. (Perhaps this is also somewhere recorded in the Schubert literature?).
The reviewer also put the readers attention to Op. 11, No 2 and 6, and Op 12, No 2.
As for Op 14 he mentions nr. 5 as "a masterpiece".
Op 11, No 2 and 6 is apparently on the repertoire of a famous(?) German opera singer: Hr. P. Ehrke
23. august 1885 the same reviewer has Op. 13 on his piano! No 3 is the favourite!
@alan howe: The reviewer indeed uses the word "salon music" as description of Op 13 No 2 (good Salon-music!)
28. February 1892 Op 19, 20 and 21 are reviewed (same reviewer). Overall very positive!
It spite of the positive reviews he gets in this paper, the only piece I find being sung/played at concert in the 1880s- 1900 is.... "Am Strande"!
(And on a couple of occasion his Op 19 No 1, "Liebeslied".).
From 1900 to this very day, the only piece to trace in Norway's "music life" is "Am Strande"!
As for the life of Posca, it's very difficult (for me at least!) to get further details.
Seems the "Academie für Klavierspiel" lasted from 1884 – 1901.
After that he is "only" mentioned as "Tonkünstler" i.e. "Musician" - rightly translated by @Alan Howe, I think.
A small "clue" to his "destiny" might be the fact that in 1928 his Op 8 was again published,
this time by Benjamin in Leipzig. Benjamin and family, being Jewish faced tragedy when 1933 arrived.
Perhaps Posca was also of Jewish background and decided to leave Hamburg / Germany?
It all started in 1933.
However, being 85 at the time, it would not the easiest decision to make, but who knows?

Thanks to you guys for links to the Hofmeister database. I did look there once, but somehow forgot. So until 1900 there should be good documentation. I will update my "papers".
As for him being a "composer" perhaps he says it all himself as he describes himself as "Tonkünstler"!

As for the real scores, I see nothing in the IMSLP score-database. Perhaps someone.....?