I posted yesterday about my article on Princeton musician (born in Germany) Carl Langlotz. Langlotz, a student of Franz Liszt who played in the premiere of Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” must be one of the most overqualified composers of a university song ever. With Reunions upon us, “Old Nassau” will reverberate across town and gown all weekend, 164 years after Langlotz dashed it off while enjoying a smoke on his front porch on Mercer Street. Since the image wasn’t available yet at the time I posted, here’s a detail of the cover design. Enjoy the article in this week’s edition of the Princeton weekly U.S. 1 Newspaper – PrincetonInfo.
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Old Nassau The Story of Its Composer
Carl Langlotz studied with Franz Liszt and played in the orchestra at the premiere of Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” At 19, he emigrated to the United States and lived much of his life in Philadelphia, Trenton, and Princeton – in the case of the latter for some 25 years. But he would be long forgotten now – a footnote of a footnote in the most arcane of music histories – if not for “Old Nassau,” which he essentially dashed off while enjoying a smoke one afternoon on Mercer Street. His spirit endures in Princeton University’s alma mater, which will be sung incessantly at Reunions, poised to engulf the town this weekend. Learn more about Langlotz in my article in – also the cover story of – this week’s U.S. 1 Newspaper – PrincetonInfo, out today.
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U.S. 1 Cover Story This Week
Scored the cover in this week’s U.S. 1, out today. And they chose the best sentence to tease it.
If you’re curious to explore any of the composers’ music, you’ll find lots to sample on YouTube. Except for Carl Langlotz, destined always to be known for one song.
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