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.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 16, 1861 (Berlin), Died October 21, 1945 (Gransee)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	[Pre-matrix D-]2012	14-in.	1903	With Prussian standard march	Victor Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	A-329	7-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	B-329	10-in.	8/21/1903	La danseuse	Sousa's Band	Band, with cornet solo	composer
Victor	C-1823	12-in.	10/25/1904	Whispering flowers	Pryor's Band [i.e., Victor Band]	Band	composer
Victor	B-1823	10-in.	10/25/1904	Whispering flowers	Arthur Pryor's 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	E-3878	8-in.	10/14/1906	Flag of victory march	United States Marine Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-3878	10-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 Ginsburgh ; Palmer House Ensemble	Instrumental quintet	composer
Columbia	551	10-in.	ca. 1902	Spring and love	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	551	7-in.	ca. 1902-Oct. 1905	Spring and love	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	954	10-in.	approximately 1902	Soldier's blood march	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	954	7-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 November 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106130.

Blon, Franz von. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106130.

"Blon, Franz von." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.