Franz von Blon
Franz von Blon (July 16, 1861 – October 21, 1945) was a German composer and bandmaster best known for his concert marches, operettas, and the serenade Sizilietta. He was born in Berlin on July 16, 1861 and attended Stern's Conservatory of Music. He began composing during his military service from 1880 to 1883. He founded the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, with which he toured Europe and the United States, conducting concerts at the 1904 World's Fair. He died near Berlin in 1945. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Pre-matrix D-]2012 | 14-in. | 1903 | With Prussian standard march | Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-329 | 10-in. | 8/21/1903 | La danseuse | Sousa's Band | Band, with cornet solo | composer | |
| Victor | C-329 | 12-in. | 8/21/1903 | La danseuse | Sousa's Band | Band, with cornet solo | composer | |
| Victor | A-329 | 7-in. | 8/21/1903 | La danseuse | Sousa's Band | Band, with cornet solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-1823 | 10-in. | 10/25/1904 | Whispering flowers | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-1823 | 12-in. | 10/25/1904 | Whispering flowers | Pryor's Band [i.e., Victor Band] | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-1948 | 10-in. | 11/18/1904 | The Prussian Standard march | Arthur Pryor's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-2395 | 10-in. | 3/22/1905 | Traumbild | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-3878 | 10-in. | 10/14/1906 | Flag of victory march | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | E-3878 | 8-in. | 10/14/1906 | Flag of victory march | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-3890 | 10-in. | 10/15/1906 | In old Berlin march | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-3899 | 10-in. | 10/15/1906 | True to the flag march | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | E-4242 | 8-in. | 2/6/1907 | The banner march | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-6805 | 10-in. | 2/16/1909 | Flag of victory | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-8511 | 10-in. | 12/28/1909 | Serenade d'amour | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-9916 | 12-in. | 2/7/1911 | Spring and love waltzes | Victor Dance Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-10122 | 12-in. | 4/1/1911 | Serenade d'amour | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-10319 | 10-in. | 5/11/1911 | Liebestraum intermezzo | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-10850 | 10-in. | 8/1/1911 | Sérénade d'amour | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12312 | 10-in. | 8/13/1912 | Sans-souci | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12313 | 10-in. | 8/13/1912 | Liebestraum | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-14605 | 12-in. | 3/21/1914 | Vision | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-14607 | 10-in. | 3/21/1914 | True to the flag | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-15118 | 12-in. | 8/4/1914 | Serenade d'amour | Conway's Band | Band, with whistling | composer | |
| Victor | B-15867 | 10-in. | 4/8/1915 | Emperor march | Victor Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-17308 | 12-in. | 3/15/1916 | Whispering flowers | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37712 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | Eastern procession | Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra | Balalaika orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-41779 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Whispering flowers | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-48034 | 10-in. | 11/7/1928 | Whisperings of love | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-70182 | 10-in. | 8/26/1931 | The flag of victory | Otto Strid | Accordion solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-074308 | 10-in. | 4/8/1942 | Sizilietta | Ralph Ginsburg ; Palmer House Ensemble | Instrumental quintet | composer | |
| Columbia | 551 | 7-in. | ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 | Spring and love | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 551 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Spring and love | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 954 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Soldier's blood march | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 954 | 10-in. | approximately 1902 | Soldier's blood march | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 1537 | 14-in. | ca. Dec. 1904-1905 | Under the flag of victory | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 3347 | 10-in. | between 1905 and March 1906 | Whispering flowers | Prince's Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 4015 | 10-in. | between January and April 1909 | Serenade d'amour | George Stehl ; Hans von Wegern | Violin duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 19341 | 10-in. | 5/5/1911 | Under a peaceful sky | Prince's Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 45509 | 10-in. | 4/1/1915 | Under Prussian banners (March) | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 45923 | 10-in. | 8/6/1915 | Under a peaceful sky | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 46122 | 10-in. | 10/16/1915 | Under a peaceful sky | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 77339 | 10-in. | 9/13/1917 | On review | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 77347 | 10-in. | 9/17/1917 | Whispering flowers | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 30963 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1912 | Through battle to victory | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 36729 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | Vision | Ellery Band ; Taddeo di Girolamo | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49257 | 12-in. | 10/16/1917 | Love and spring | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 27917 | 10-in. | approximately 1912 | Serenade d'amour | Ellery Band ; Taddeo di Girolamo | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 40151 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 | Unter dem Siegesbanner | Kapelle des Infanterie-Regiment No. 34 | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 87235 | 10-in. | approximately March 1921 | Frisch gewagt | Kapelle Militär | Band | composer | |
| OKeh | 436 | 10-in. | ca. Oct. 1918 | Serenade d'amour | American Marimbaphone Band | Marimba band | composer | |
| Brunswick | X8301-X8302 | 12-in. | approximately June 1922 | Whispering flowers | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14164-14165 | 10-in. | 11/8/1924 | Tanz der fishermädchen | Vessella's Italian Band | Band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 15298-15299 | 10-in. | 3/26/1925 | Serenade d’amour | Elshuco Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | E27576 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | La danseuse | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | XE16249-XE16251 | 12-in. | 8/26/1925 | Whispering flowers | Brunswick Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 939 | 10-in. | Feb. 1912 | Whispering flowers | Edison Concert Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | 1073 | 10-in. | 6/12/1912 | For you | Christine Miller | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 2002 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/6/1912 | Love's serenade | Venetian Instrumental Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Edison | 2164 | 10-in. | between 3/3/1913 and 3/5/1913 | Love's serenade | Venetian Instrumental Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Edison | 2255 | 10-in. | 4/28/1913 | La danseuse | American Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 2299 | 10-in. | 5/21/1913 | Whisperings of love | American Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 2367 | 10-in. | 7/9/1913 | Whispering flowers | Reed Orchestra [Edison Records] | Reed orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 2429 | 10-in. | 8/27/1913 | In Cairo | New York Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Edison | 2787 | 10-in. | Jan.-Feb. 1914 | La danseuse | American Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5773 | 10-in. | 9/10/1917 | For you | Helen Clark | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6185 | 10-in. | 5/24/1918 | Serenade d'amour | Imperial Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
| Edison | 8249 | 10-in. | 10/11/1921 | True to the flag march | United States Marine Band | Band | composer | |
| Edison | 10048 | 10-in. | 7/26/1924 | Liebesgeflüster | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 10598 | 10-in. | 9/29/1925 | Through battle to victory march | John F. Burckhardt ; Herschel Sacher | Dulcimer solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | 213L | 10-in. | 1902 | Europe hurrah march | Imperial Court Band [i.e., Orkestr Pod Upravleniem Solista Pridvornago] | Band | composer | |
| Gramophone | CW761 | 12-in. | 2/9/1927 | Flower murmurs | Ferdy Kauffman Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | BL3805 | 10-in. | 1/30/1928 | Zug der Gnomen | Ferdy Kauffman Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | BLR4914 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Heil Europa | Berliner Harmonie-Orchester | Instrumental ensemble | composer, conductor | |
| Gramophone | BLR4916 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Unter dem Doppeladler | Grosses Militärorchester | Instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
| Gramophone | BLR5228 | 10-in. | 3/25/1939 | Bayrisch blau | Berliner Harmonie-Orchester ; Franz von Blon | Instrumental ensemble | conductor | |
| Gramophone | BLR5291 | 10-in. | 4/17/1929 | Reichswehr | Berliner Harmonie-Orchester | Brass band | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blon, Franz von," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106130.
Blon, Franz von. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106130.
"Blon, Franz von." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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