Paul Lange (musician)

Paul Lange
Born(1857-10-12)12 October 1857
Died2 December 1919(1919-12-02) (aged 62)
Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Resting placeFeriköy Protestant Cemetery, Istanbul
CitizenshipPrussian, since 1916 German
EducationTeacher, organist
Alma materLehrerseminar Neuruppin, Kaiserliche Akademie für Kirchenmusik Berlin
Occupation(s)music teacher, conductor
ChildrenHans 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.