Aside from running his own publication company, he wrote many
marches and
rags, such as the Bees Wax Rag (1911), the Lincoln Highway two step march (1921), and quite possibly the Repasz Band March (1901). This last composition, created for the local
Repasz Band of
Williamsport, Pennsylvania (founded in 1831 and currently the oldest brass band still in existence in the
United States), has also been credited to its trombonist Charles C. Sweeley; however, evidence indicates that Sweeley had bought rights to the march from Lincoln.[1][2]
Pseudonyms
Lincoln often used several pseudonyms, a common practice for composers who published in their own firm. His pseudonyms included:
The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Composers and their music, (Vol. 3 of 3; Supplement), by William H. Rehrig (né William Harold Rehrig; born 1939), edited by
Paul Edmund Bierley (1926–1916), Integrity Press,
Westerville, Ohio (1996);
OCLC923878262
^The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Composers and Their Music (Vol. 1 of 2), by William H. Rehrig (né William Harold Rehrig; born 1939), edited by
Paul Edmund Bierley (1926–1916), Integrity Press,
Westerville, Ohio (1991);
OCLC477210625