 The 1948 edition of the First Suite in E was the first since the original Boosey & Co. publication of 1921.With developments in instrumentation in the United States during the two decades following the original published version, there were calls for a newer, more accessible edition.The growing popularity of school band contests resulted in American bands incorporating a wide array of instruments such as the alto and contrabass clarinets, and the baritone and bass saxophones.