Although Belgian composer Cesar Franck completed his setting of Pslam 150 in 1883, the work was not published until six years after his death in 1890. Richard Sargeant's new edition, with English text based upon the King James translation, has been prepared with the chorus member's needs in mind. The chorus staves are produced in a large size with a text font selected for maximum readability even under less-than-ideal lighting, which the organ reduction has been produced in smaller, cue-sized notes for ready reference."

Gustav Holst's first excursion into music for band (known as "military band" at the time) was composed in 1909. Despite there being very little standardization of the instruments and number of players used in such ensembles, Holst managed to score his three-movement work in a very flexible way so that the work could be played by an ensemble with as few as 19 wind and brass players, plus percussion. Although the occasion and ensemble which motivated the work's creation remain obscure, the 'First Suite' became tremendously popular in the years after its first publication in 1921. With the...

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, John Nicolas Klohr (1869-1956) was a close friend of the celebrated march composer Henry Fillmore. Klohr began his career as a trombonist, playing for vaudeville shows and several local organizations, and for fifty years played with the Syrian Temple Shrine Band of Cincinnati. Klohr also served as editor and head of the band and orchestra department of the Cincinnati music publishing company John Church Company, later absorbed by the Theodore Presser. Although Fillmore's publishing company was also based in Cincinnati, Klohr understandably published his own works...