Sheet Music
Austin Schottische
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An original piece of parlor music, composed in 1887, by C.C. Sisson. This piece was republished in 1989 as a part of the Austin History Center’s “An Austin Medley” exhibit.
Price: $3.00
Photos in Banner
(Left) Austin History Center, circa 1930s. Detail from PICA 01493, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
(Right) Welcoming Arch, 1889. The arch was erected by the local German Saengerrunde (singers union) on Congress Avenue to greet other Texas singing societies to the 1889 Saengerfest (German singing festival). C0024, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.