Giorgio Zarb

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Giorgio Zarb kien mużiċist imwieled Qormi, li beda l-karriera mużikali tiegħu mal-Banda Dei Curmini aktarx taħt Mro. Emanuel Bartoli. Il-kapaċitajiet mużikali tiegħu qalgħulu d-direttur ta’ din il-banda li tagħha kellu jkun l-aħħar surmast tagħha. Fl-1891, flimkien ma' Mro Giuseppe Portelli, għen fil-formazzjoni ta' banda ġdida f'Ħal Qormi, il-Filarmonica Pinto, li kienet kostitwita fi ħdan il-Casino Pinto, propjetà ta' Andrea. Abela.

Ftit snin wara, fil-qofol ta’ tilwima politiku-reliġjuża, numru ta’ mużiċisti minn ġewwa l-Filarmionica Pinto marru joqogħdu fil-Casiono San Giorgio fejn iffurmaw Banda ġdida.

Fid-dawl tal-familjarità tagħhom mas-Surmast Giorgio Zarb, huwa kien wieħed mis-surmasti tal-banda inkarigat biex jipprepara lill-banda għall-ewwel kunċert tagħha.

Għalkemm kien kompożitur prolifiku, illum ma baqax ħafna xogħlijiet tiegħu, bħall-marċi funebri (Afflitta, Corona Funeraria, Mater Dolorosa, Funebre No 1 u Funebre). Nru 2), numru ta' marċi purċissjonali, il-marċi sinfoniċi Patria Invicta u Pinto u innu ddedikat lil San Ġorġ.