BLON, FRANZ VON

Franz von Blon considered the march form more of a concert composition in miniature than a piece of music used to help keep soldiers in step and less frustrated while marching from one location to another. Along with Carl Teike and Hermann Blankenburg, he is considered by many band enthusiasts as one of the most famous German march composers. Blon was born in Berlin in 1861; after attending the Sophien Realschule, he studied music at the Stern Conservatory and the Royal...