Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg
Composer
1876 – 1956
Who was Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg?
Hermann Ludwig Blankenburg was a German composer of military marches.
Blankenburg was the only son of three children of Johann Heinrich and Ernestine Friederike Koch Blankenburg. He was born with the middle name Louis but changed it to Ludwig later in life perhaps as a connection to Beethoven. Raised on a sheep farm in Thamsbrücke, he was expected to someday manage the farm. However, he showed a propensity for music starting with performing on the piccolo - a favorite instrument his entire life. His family agreed on his studying music as long as he promised to serve in the army for twelve years.
Blankenburg taught himself to play various instruments including bassoon, tuba, and violin and he conducted his school orchestra at the age of ten. He served actively in the military for two years 1896-1898, performing tuba in the band of the 6th Field Artillery Regiment in Breslau. After that his only service was prior to and during the early years of World War I in reserve bands. In 1913 he performed tuba in Field Artillery Regiment No. 43 in Wesel until 1915 when he got a medical discharge. He remained in Wesel for the rest of his life.
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1876
Bad Langensalza - Also known as
- Blankenburg, Hermann Ludwig
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- May 15, 1956
Wesel
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on July 23, 2013
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