Hermann Louis (formerly Ludwig) Blankenburg was an outstanding as well as prolific composer of marches. During his most productive period he averaged writing one new march (for band, salon orchestra, or piano) every week for twenty years. According to a former associate, Willibald Gatzke , his 1,000th march was Der Tausendkünstler—Jack of All Trades; it was dedicated to Paul Lincke in 1928. Twenty years later he was still composing.
Blankenburg was born in Thamsbrück, a small town...