The music for today is by an American Composer! Thomas J. Martin was from New Orleans. He was a free man before the Civil War, and wrote quite a bit of music in the late1850s. This piece was quite popular (according to the Music by Black Composers book). Not much is known about Martin….so this title seems appropriate.
Historical information and arrangements from Music by Black Composers (MBC) Violin Volume 1. Published by Ludwig Masters Publications 2018. Rachel Barton Pine Foundation.
What a lovely melody!! Wren is getting a rich sound from her cello and it shows here.