Belle of Texas Waltz Sheet Music Hauschild Music 1904 HMC !!

ITEM 1.) Belle of Texas Waltz;

GREEN COVER, not the Red Cover; IT IS ASSUMED That the Green was the earlier printing;

Mrs. Wm. Reuthinger;

Published by the Hauschild Music Company, Victoria, Texas;

Waltz;

Copyright 1904;

Front Cover, blank page, 5 pages of music; Blank Rear Cover ;

With publication starting in 1891, HMC had a long career as a publisher for regional artists of Anglo, German and Mexican Music; Many pieces had two titles, one English, the other Spanish;

Condition fair to good; primary hinge is failing, else this item would qualify as very good; you should assume that the hinge will have failed by receipt; this is New sheet music directly from the estate of the publisher and was never sold or used; covers shows some storage wear; Unfortunately edge tears and minor spotting are common; Best Condition items will be shipped first;

PLUS 2.) BONUS ITEM: Business Card of Henry J. Hauschild; In recognition that the primary item was part of the collection of Henry J. Hauschild Jr., who billed himself as a “Physiognomist – Bibliopolist – Cognoscente di Eccellentissimo”, and was the very proud owner of the world famous "Nose Gallery” at “The Oldest House” in Victoria, Texas, this business card is included. Henry Senior founded the business which was later owned by his 8 children and eventually the four brothers before being closed in 1980;

"Musicologist and historian, Delmer Rogers, longtime member of the staff of the Department of Music at the University of Texas, is of the opinion that the Hauschild Music Company, founded in Victoria, Texas in 1891, was the second oldest institution to commercially publish sheet music in Texas. (Thos. Goggan of Houston being the first.) Also, his extensive research indicates that Hauschild's was the first in Texas to issues music with Spanish titles. About thirty were published, many by talented writers, and sold in large numbers. In addition, probing seems to prove that Hauschilds was the first to publish the efforts of several of the music-loving Germans of the area. Most interesting, too, is that the spritely composition, the Cowboy Rag offered in 1904 possibly was the purcursor of this genre of popular music." taken from "The Cognoscenti Collections";

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