[MLA-L] George Posca

[Richard Jones]

Dear colleagues: A patron is looking for biographical information about
the composer George Posca. He seems to have been a 19th- early
20th-century composer of piano music (Am Strand, op. 8, no. 2) is his
best known piano work and may have been set to words in the 1920's under
the title "The Path on the Sea." I have exhausted our biographical
resources here. Does anyone have any information about birth,
nationality, list of works, etc.? Fell free to respond directly, and
thanks for any and all help. Richard Jones

Richard E. Jones Music Librarian, University of Notre Dame
Hesburgh Library 201A University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana 4655
Telephone: 574 631-9038 Email: rjo...@nd.edu Fax: 574 631-6772

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[erling.i...@gmail.com]

Hi! Maaany years ago (do'nt know if this reaches anyone)!
Did you ever get a respons to your request about Posca?
If not: Look at unsung composers web-site: http://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,7628.0.html
Regards
Erling