Composed by Blind Tom Wiggins. Arranged by Marc Donatelle. This edition: pdf, streaming. 19th Century, Chamber, Classical, Romantic Period. 21 pages. Marc Donatelle #1375715. Published by Marc Donatelle (A0.1815569).
Thomas (“Blind Tom”) Wiggins was born in 1849 into a slave family, blind at birth, and from written accounts likely on the autism spectrum. At a very early age he could accurately imitate natural sounds like bird songs and rooster crows with his voice. After hearing the piano being played by his slaveholder’s daughters, he couldn’t be kept away from it. He would sneak under the window, or under the floorboards of the house to listen to the piano. By age 4 he could play the music he heard from the daughters. He composed his first piece (The Rainstorm) at 5.
By 8 yrs old Tom was touring all over the U.S., including being the first African American performer to play at the White House at the age of 10 for President James Buchanan.
Beginning in 1875, John Bethune, his then manager, brought Blind Tom to New York each summer. While living with John in a boarding house on the Lower East Side, Tom added to his repertoire under the tutelage of Joseph Poznanski, who also transcribed new compositions by Tom for publication.
Sewing Song- Imitation of a Sewing Machine is dedicated to his teacher’s wife, Mrs. Joseph Poznanski who would sew during Tom’s lessons.
Performance time: approximately 6 minutes.
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Composed by Blind Tom Wiggins. Arranged by Marc Donatelle. This edition: pdf, streaming. 19th Century, Chamber, Classical, Romantic Period. 21 pages. Marc Donatelle #1375715. Published by Marc Donatelle (A0.1815569).
Thomas (“Blind Tom”) Wiggins was born in 1849 into a slave family, blind at birth, and from written accounts likely on the autism spectrum. At a very early age he could accurately imitate natural sounds like bird songs and rooster crows with his voice. After hearing the piano being played by his slaveholder’s daughters, he couldn’t be kept away from it. He would sneak under the window, or under the floorboards of the house to listen to the piano. By age 4 he could play the music he heard from the daughters. He composed his first piece (The Rainstorm) at 5.
By 8 yrs old Tom was touring all over the U.S., including being the first African American performer to play at the White House at the age of 10 for President James Buchanan.
Beginning in 1875, John Bethune, his then manager, brought Blind Tom to New York each summer. While living with John in a boarding house on the Lower East Side, Tom added to his repertoire under the tutelage of Joseph Poznanski, who also transcribed new compositions by Tom for publication.
Sewing Song- Imitation of a Sewing Machine is dedicated to his teacher’s wife, Mrs. Joseph Poznanski who would sew during Tom’s lessons.
Performance time: approximately 6 minutes.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
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