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BEAUTIFUL DUBUQUE WALTZ
BEAUTIFUL DUBUQUE WALTZ. Composed by John William Kothe of Dubuque and first published in 1860 by W. J. Gilbert of Dubuque. The music, dedicated to Maria the daughter of Senator George W. JONES, was first performed by the GERMANIA BAND at their Christmas concert on December 27, 1860, held at the Julien Theater.
Kothe, a local confectioner, left Dubuque for Cincinnati with hope of achieving success in the music business. After publishing a copyright edition of the waltz in 1869, he was last known as a piano tuner.