Paul Lange | |
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Born | |
Died | 2 December 1919 | (aged 62)
Resting place | Feriköy Protestant Cemetery, Istanbul |
Citizenship | Prussian, since 1916 German |
Education | Teacher, organist |
Alma mater | Lehrerseminar Neuruppin, Kaiserliche Akademie für Kirchenmusik Berlin |
Occupation(s) | music teacher, conductor |
Children | Hans Lange and three other children |
Paul Lange (12 October 1857 – 2 December 1919) was a German musician, teacher, orchestra and choir leader living and working in Istanbul. Lange "europeanized" Turkish military music and was one of the pioneers to bring German and European classical music to the Ottoman capital in the years between 1880 and 1920.