Silesian folk song composer

March of the Crusaders (concert band) Silesian folk song / Arr. James D. Ployhar

James D. Ployhar has transformed this hymn-tune into the march that it was originally intended to be. According to legend, this hymn was sung by German crusaders on their way to Jerusalem. Credited as a Silesian folk song, March of the Crusaders an impressive addition to beginning band literature.