Franz von Blon

Franz von Blon (born July 16, 1861 in Berlin ; † October 21, 1945 in Seilershof , Brandenburg ) was a German composer and conductor .

Life

He received violin lessons at the age of eight. He completed his studies at the Stern Conservatory and at the Royal University of Music in Berlin .

After graduating, he first gained orchestral experience as a concertmaster in the orchestra of the Hamburg City Theater . He then became conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Orchestra . At the same time he was the conductor of the Berliner Tonkünstler . He later directed the Warsaw Philharmonic . He became known as the composer of around 30 marches, which are also played a lot internationally. The Dramatic Overture , which he composed for the 19th Federal Music Festival in Bern in 1931 , is counted among the pioneering works of symphonic wind music.

At the end of the 1920s he made recordings for Electrola with the Berlin Harmony Orchestra.

Works

Works for orchestra

• 1899 Boer March op.72
• 1907 Chansonette d'amour
• 1926 helpers out (Nothelfer March)
• Flower whispered character piece
• Festival overture
• Women love and life waltz
• On the express train gallop for orchestra
• Serenade d'amour

Works for wind orchestra

• 1927 Tell sons march
• 1930 Vivat Saint Petersburg! march
• 1931 Dramatic Overture
• 1931 humoresque
• 1931 Impromptu
• 1931 nocturne
• 1935 Romantic concert overture
• 1935 Fantasy Caprice
• Old Berlin
• Whispers of flowers
• The friendship flag
• The watch on the Rhine
• Dagger Dance and Snake Charmer (1900)
• Through struggle to victory
• woman's love and Life
• Sounds of peace
• Spring entry opus 55
• Heil Europa , opus 75
• Heroic overture
• In the dunes
• Emperor parade march
• La Danseuse
• Navy March , opus 102
• Mecklenburg March , opus 103
• My ideal , waltz
• Melitta , intermezzo
• Love and woe , waltz
• With oak leaves and swords
• With Prussian standards , march
• With standards
• Moonlit night at Rheinsberger See , atmospheric picture
• Oriental train
• Puppet Minuet (1906)
• Perpetual motion , march
• Sizilietta
• Solingen riflemen
• Soldier's blood
• Beach life in the evening
• Sweet dream - ball reminder
• Dance of the fisher girls
• Dream weaving, vision
• Dream picture, character piece, 1899
• Faithful to the flag , march
• Under the victory banner
• Under the Sun of Peace , opus 51, March
• Victoria - march
• vision
• From pole to pole
• Wave play
• To the rendez-vous

Works for piano

• 1926 helpers out (Nothelfer March)

Works for guitar

• Serenade d'amour ... opus 12

Vocal music

• 1899 Am Rhein for high voice and piano

Web links

• Literature by and about Franz von Blon in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short biography at Naxos. Retrieved September 16, 2008 . 
• Sheet music and audio files by Franz von Blon in the International Music Score Library Project

Audio samples:

• Fest im Sattel - March ( Max Oscheit , edited by Blon) Berliner Harmonie Orchester, conductor: Franz v. Blon. Electrola EG1310 / 8-40 488. Berlin, April 17, 1929 [1]

• Brave and Faithful - Bravour March (Samuel Sando Dicker , edited by Blon) Berliner Harmonie Orchester, conductor: Franz v. Blon. Electrola EG1310 / 8-40 489. Berlin, April 17, 1929 [2]

• German SC March (Alfred Caro) Berlin Harmony Orchestra, conductor: Franz v. Blon. Electrola EG1313 / 8-40 494, added. Berlin 1929. The “SC” in the title could mean “Deutscher Sport Club Marsch”. [3]