The Battle of Manassas Sheet Music for the Piano by Blind Tom, 1866, Root & Cady - $990 - (Oley, PA)
The Battle of Manassas Sheet Music for the Piano by Blind Tom, 1866 Root & Cady, Chicago, 1866 Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (May 25, 1849 – June 14, 1908) was an African-American musical prodigy on the piano. He had numerous original compositions published and had a lengthy and largely successful performing career throughout the United States. During the 19th century, he was one of the best-known American performing pianists. Although he lived and died before autism was recognized, he is now regarded as an autistic savant.Blind Tom was one of the nineteenth century’s most extraordinary performers. An autistic savant with an encyclopedic memory, all-consuming passion for the piano and mind-boggling capacity to replicate – musically and vocally – any sound he heard, his name was a byword for eccentricity and oddball genius. From article by by Deirdre O'Connell, author of The Ballad of Blind Tom Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns--Songs and music |Piano music | Columbus (Ga.) | Muscogee County (Ga.) Measures approximately 13 ¼” x 10” 12 pp. Condition: Good+ Foxing throughout; Corners are rounded; Bottom right corner of front page is chipped; Binding is taped; Pages inside are loose; Repaired closed tears on front and back covers; ¼” closed tear on right side of front; ¾” closed tear on bottom of p. 3; ½” closed tear on bottom of p. 5; 1” closed tear on bottom of p. 7. ¼” closed tear & very small chip on right edge of p. 11, Pin hole on front cover; Crease on back page. [see picture 6]. (See pictures for condition) ~Isle of Skye Books~
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