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66-708: The Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini (English: Conservatory of Music Niccolò Paganini ), better known in English as the Genoa Conservatory , is a music conservatory in Genoa , Italy. The school was founded in 1829 as the Scuola Gratuita di Canto , and was originally intended as a private institution to train singers performing at the Teatro Carlo Felice . When instrumental music instruction
132-528: A Bachelor of Arts in Music or a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. A number of previously independent conservatories have become affiliated to universities Country-specific pages Lists National and international organisations Diplomas Battle of Novara (1849) The Battle of Novara (or Battle of Bicocca ; Bicocca being a borough of Novara ) was one of the battles fought between
198-591: A Cathedral School in 909 AD to educate choristers, continues today to educate choristers and teaches instrumentalists. Saint Martial school , 10th to 12th century, was an important school of composition at the Abbey of Saint Martial , Limoges . It is known for the composition of tropes , sequences , and early organum . In this respect, it was an important precursor to the Notre Dame School . The Notre Dame school (late 12th and early 13th century) developed
264-445: A Saturday and children attend normal schools during the week. Non-governmental or private schools of music offer music education outside the general education system for students aged 4 to 20+ years. In general, students attend these schools weekend or evening. These schools are typically provided by individuals, charitable or commercial organizations. A conservatory of music may also be known in English as conservatoire (chiefly in
330-571: A career in the creative arts. Individual teaching is the strength of most components. Students have the opportunity to perform, conduct or have their music played on a regular basis, both informally and in public. This may be solo or as part of an orchestra, ensemble or band. Typically, conservatories focus on Western classical music. However, some schools focus on traditional instruments, such as Chinese instruments . Others may have departments for traditional music which includes both traditional and classical instruments, for example bagpipes alongside
396-517: A conservatory. Entry is typically between the ages of ages 8 and 18 and admission is through competitive audition. Schools may be public or independent; where schools are independent, pupils may be in receipt of governmental or private scholarships. Typically as students progress through the school the time spent on music increases and on academic subjects decrease. These schools usually teach only instrumentalists but may also include choristers. Some schools (like conservatories) are broader and may cover
462-576: A harp, and, most complicatedly, two organs which were disassembled and then re-assembled at their new location. In February 1943 the Nazi German military forces left the Villa Raggio, and the conservatory was able to return to that location. A few months later the Wehrmacht requisitioned the building again, and the school was forced to co-exist with Nazi personnel also using the premises. In
528-676: A larger public music conservatory operated by the government of Genoa at which point the conservatory was renamed the Civico Istituto Musicale. The school was officially made into a public institution on Christmas Eve of 1849. Viani also established a professional civic orchestra operated by the government of Genoa which also took over the management of the Teatro Carlo Felice; creating a trio of publicly operated music institutions in Genoa that contributed greatly to
594-414: A non-academic degree that is solely performance based, such as the (United States) A.D. or Artist Diploma; this may be offered at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. University music departments originally placed more emphasis on academic study of music, rather than performance. However, today, the division may not be so rigid, with many often placing greater emphasis on performance now than they did in
660-508: A private letter from that period, director Pasquale Montani described the situation as intolerable, with the German command taking over almost the entire school, leaving very little space for music instruction to continue. Staff was forced to use storage closets and hallways as classrooms. One of the few remaining classrooms at the disposal of the school simultaneously served as the conservatory's administrative office for its director and secretary,
726-664: A very selective access to bursaries (see the Royal Academy of Music or the Royal College of Music in the UK). Specialist music schools exist in many countries and whose purpose is to identify, and assist, children with exceptional potential, to benefit from world-class specialist training as part of a broad and balanced education, which will enable them, if they choose, to proceed towards self-sustaining careers in music. These schools may be formally or informally attached to
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#1732783972760792-452: Is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music . Such an institution can also be known as a school of music , music academy , music faculty , college of music , music department (of a larger institution), conservatory , conservatorium or conservatoire ( / k ən ˈ s ɜːr v ə t w ɑːr / kən- SER -və-twar , French: [kɔ̃sɛʁvatwaʁ] ). Instruction consists of training in
858-453: Is in these very institutions that the so-called Scuola Musicale Napoletana was developed, thanks to the work of musicians and educators like Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) and Francesco Durante (1684–1755), who was also Pergolesi's and Paisiello's teacher. The Palermo Conservatory was founded by the viceroy De Castro in 1617; the teaching of music was introduced there many decades later, with lessons in choral singing and violin. It
924-671: Is speculative. Even when history starts to be recorded, music is mentioned more frequently than music education. Within the biblical tradition, Hebrew litany was accompanied with rich music, but the Torah or Pentateuch was silent on the practice and instruction of music in the early life of Israel. However, by I Samuel 10, Alfred Sendrey suggests that we find "a sudden and unexplained upsurge of large choirs and orchestras, consisting of thoroughly organized and trained musical groups, which would be virtually inconceivable without lengthy, methodical preparation". This has led some scholars to believe that
990-684: The Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia during the First Italian War of Independence , within the era of Italian unification . Lasting the whole day of 22 March 1849 and ending at dawn on 23 March, it resulted in a severe defeat and retreat of the Piedmontese (Sardinian) army. An uneasy armistice made in 1848 between Austria and Sardinia lasted less than seven months, before Charles Albert , King of Sardinia, denounced
1056-621: The Battle of Custoza the previous year. Piedmont also suffered from a lack of support from the smaller Italian states. General Girolamo Ramorino was accused of disobeying orders before the Battle of Novara, and, that same year, he was executed . The Piedmontese were driven back to Borgomanero at the foot of the Alps , and the Austrian forces occupied Novara, Vercelli and Trino , with the road to
1122-820: The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester ; music academy , like the Sibelius Academy or the Royal Academy of Music , London; music faculty as the Don Wright Faculty of Music of the University of Western Ontario ; college of music , characterized by the Royal College of Music and the Berklee College of Music ; music department , like the Department of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz ; or
1188-753: The Government of Italy after successfully completing a review by the Ministry of Public Education led by Ildebrando Pizzetti . In September 1936 the Genoa Conservatory relocated to the Villa Raggio in the Albaro neighborhood of the city. The events of World War II in Italy had a significant impact on the school's students, staff, and physical premises during the 1940s. War rationing and supply interruptions made it difficult to obtain heating fuel and
1254-576: The Ministry of Public Education of the Government of Italy . The Genoa Conservatory has been housed in several different locations during its history; often in buildings formerly used as religious spaces. Originally located in a building near the Chiesa di Nostra Signora delle Grazie in the Molo neighborhood of Genoa, the conservatory moved into the facilities of the former monastery attached to that church in 1834. It remained at that location until 1866 when
1320-706: The Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi during the 1960s. Since 1970 the conservatory has been located at the Villa Sauli Bombrini Doria in Albaro, Genoa. The Genoa Conservatory was founded as the Scuola Gratuita di Canto in 1829 by Antonio Costa. Originally the school was created as a private institution with the intent of training singers who were performing in operas at the Teatro Carlo Felice . Instrumental music instruction
1386-623: The Villa Saluzzo Serra art museum in the Genoese neighborhood of Nervi . The school was unable to take a significant portion of their resources with them due to the limited space offered to them at their new home; including the contents of its large music library. However, they did bring a full complement of handheld orchestral instruments, with the luthier Cesare Candi overseeing their careful packaging and transport. The school also transported four grand pianos , nine upright pianos ,
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#17327839727601452-555: The Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany ordered the placement of powerful anti-aircraft batteries and troops on the property of the Villa Raggio. This placed the conservatory's staff and students in danger, as it made their home a likely military target of the Allied Powers of World War II . As a result, the conservatory's leadership made the difficult decision to leave the Villa Raggio in January 1943 and took temporary residence within
1518-521: The fiddle . Alternatively, students can focus on jazz , world music or pop music. The time required to complete music degrees is generally not much different from degrees in other fields, i.e. 3–4 years for a Bachelor of Music degree, 1–2 years for a Master of Music degree, and 3–5 years for a Doctor of Musical Arts or Doctor of Music Degree. A PhD degree can be gained for areas such as musicology , music theory , music composition , music education , or music therapy . Some schools may offer
1584-466: The performing arts : music, drama, dance. Many music schools are located within existing schools. The pattern is quite diverse and may include: Specialist music units in Scotland, where students are drawn from an area wider than the host schools catchment. Students will receive specialist music tuition within the music school but are fully integrated within the host school for other lessons. Entry to
1650-491: The 1870s; including cutting many of the courses offered to female students as well as removing piano instruction. When the public education department took over the management of the school, the classes for women and for piano were immediately restored, and ultimately many of Ferrari's reforms were approved in 1884 just months before his death in March 1885; including establishment of an academic chair for music composition . Verdi
1716-578: The 19th century saw the network expanding to the Americas, Rio de Janeiro (1847), Boston (1853), Baltimore and Chicago (1868), Havana (1885), and Buenos Aires (1893). Establishments for advanced training in music were organized in the 1940s in several Asian and African countries, including Iraq, Lebanon, and Kenya. To this extent, projects like El Sistema are more in line with the tradition set in Italy (where tuition at conservatories remains still free) than in an English-speaking country, where students have
1782-424: The Genoese neighborhood of Nervi during World War II for safety reasons. It returned to the Villa Raggio during the war only to be forced to cohabitate with military forces when the Villa Raggio was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany and later by the military forces of the Allied Powers . After the war the conservatory continued to operate in the Villa Raggio, but left there to reside temporarily in
1848-460: The Piedmontese capital, Turin , lying open to them. Austrian general Baron Julius von Haynau subdued Brescia , 54 miles NE of Milan, and Charles Albert abdicated in favor of his son Victor Emmanuel , who would later become the first king of a unified Italy. Friedrich Engels wrote "that, after this defeat, a revolution and proclamation of a republic in Turin is expected, arises from the fact that
1914-589: The UK ), conservatorium (in Australia ), academy or college . Some schools or conservatories are exclusively focused on music. Others have a wider focus, for example covering music, drama and dance. Conservatories are suitable for students who wish to develop their performance, conducting, or composition to a professional standard. Typically, they offer a high percentage of practical training combined with academic study and professional development for those considering
1980-537: The attempt is being made to prevent it by the abdication of Charles Albert in favour of his eldest son." A Piedmontese Republic was not created, though a Roman Republic had already been proclaimed in February, and there existed a Venetian Republic as well. Charles Albert exiled himself to Oporto , Portugal , and died shortly thereafter. A peace treaty was signed on 9 August. Piedmont was forced to pay an indemnity of 65 million francs to Austria. A reenactment of
2046-504: The body of the Accademia) to music education (in its role as a conservatory) to performance (with an active choir and symphony orchestra). The term conservatory has its origin in 16th-century Renaissance Italy, where orphanages ( conservatori ) were attached to hospitals. The orphans ( conservati 'saved') were given a musical education there, and the term gradually applied to music schools. These hospitals-conservatories were among
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2112-461: The building on 30 June 1945. Pasquale Montani's lengthy tenure as director of the conservatory continued in the post-war years in which he advocated strongly for repairs to the conservatory's home at the Villa Raggio. Portions of the school's roof had collapsed during the war, and letters written by Montani to the Ministry of Education in 1946 expressed his frustration at the lack of aid provided by
2178-418: The city of Genoa. Costa's musical manuscripts are still part of the collection at the Genoa Conservatory's music library. After Costa's death, the impresario Francesco Sanguineti became interim director of the school while a decision was made over the future direction of the institution. The disastrous defeat at the Battle of Novara in March 1849 during the First Italian War of Independence further imperiled
2244-442: The conservatory at a Genoa city council meeting without being consulted, and promptly resigned from the faculty upon learning that he had been made the director without his consent. Under Serra's leadership the school expanded its class offerings to include courses in music theory , solfège , piano performance, and chamber music ; and Serra established a chair position in counterpoint at the conservatory in addition to maintaining
2310-590: The conservatory relocated to the premises of the San Filippo Neri, Genoa ; inhabiting the former church until it was reclaimed by the Holy See in 1928. The conservatory was then located at another former church, the Sant'Agostino, Genoa , from 1928 to 1936. The school relocated to the Villa Raggio in the Albaro neighborhood until it was forced to evacuate temporarily to the Villa Saluzzo Serra art museum in
2376-443: The culture of the city beginning in the middle of the 19th century. In 1850 the composer, conductor, and violinist Giovanni Serra (1787–1876) was appointed director of the Genoa Conservatory; a position offered to him only after it was refused first by composer Carlo Andrea Gambini (1819–1865) and then by composer Placido Mandanici . Mandanici, who had been teaching on the faculty of the conservatory, had been appointed director of
2442-596: The earliest repertory of polyphonic music to gain international circulation. First records on the Spanish Escolania de Montserrat , a boys' choir linked to a music school, date back to 1307. The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (National Academy of St Cecilia) is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, based in Italy. It is based at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome , and
2508-461: The famous Genoese composer. After Polleri's death in 1923, pianist Pasquale Montani became director of the Genoa Conservatory. During his tenure he acquired several instruments made by the Italian luthier Cesare Candi for the conservatory and significantly expanded the library's holdings of music manuscripts and scholarly materials. In 1928 a change in laws enacted by the Holy See resulted in
2574-473: The first secular institutions equipped for practical training in music. By the 18th century, Italian conservatories were already playing a major role in the training of artists and composers. In the city of Naples , a conservatorio was strictly a secular place for teaching and learning specializing in music education. There were already four conservatories in Naples active in the 16th and 18th century: It
2640-409: The future of the school as the economic and political situation in Genoa worsened. However, a group of Genoese citizens led by the president of the school's trustees, Nicolò Sauli, stabilized the finances of the institution through raising charitable funds. In his role as deputy mayor of Genoa, the civil servant and composer Francesco Viani (1809–1877) spearheaded the transformation of the school into
2706-462: The gate, displaced the left stone pillar of the gate, and left a large crack in the base of the gate. When the Allied Powers finally took Genoa in 1945, the Villa Raggio became a military center for the Allied Powers as well, which continued this disruptive period in the conservatory's ability to operate as a school of music. The school was able to restore stability after Allied forces evacuated
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2772-546: The host school and musical ability is not an admission requirement. Schools which perform highly may specialize in an additional area for example sports or technology. Music schools also frequently operate from church facilities. Many conservatories or other tertiary-level institutions have pre-college divisions or junior departments for children of school age. Typically the curriculum includes individual lesson(s), orchestra, chamber music , theory , musicianship , composition and music technology . Classes are usually held on
2838-436: The palazzo della Meridiana) during the 1960s. Since 1970 the Genoa Conservatory has been housed at the Villa Sauli Bombrini Doria in Albaro, Genoa. In 1977 Contilli was succeeded by conductor Gianni Ramous (b. 1930) as director of the conservatory. He was succeeded by composer Sergio Lauricella who was director from 1979 until January 1991. Canzio Bucciarelli briefly served as interim director until conductor Angelo Guaragna
2904-466: The past. The specific balance of vocational training and academic study varies from one institution to another, and from one country to another. Some countries separately define their institutions between university status and vocational university status, whilst other countries do not define such a rigid division. In addition to offering degrees similar to those offered at conservatories, some universities offer non-professional music-related degrees such as
2970-825: The performance of musical instruments , singing, musical composition , conducting, musicianship , as well as academic and research fields such as musicology , music history and music theory . Music instruction can be provided within the compulsory general education system, or within specialized children's music schools such as the Purcell School . Elementary-school children can access music instruction also in after-school institutions such as music academies or music schools. In Venezuela El Sistema of youth orchestras provides free after-school instrumental instruction through music schools called núcleos . The term "music school" can also be applied to institutions of higher education under names such as school of music , such as
3036-596: The position in his place. De Ferrari was appointed director in 1873 in conjunction with several changes made by the Government of Genoa to the conservatory's governing structure. In 1882 the school was put under the administration of Genoa's public education office, having previously been managed by the Genoa government's bursar's office. This move proved fortuitous as the bursar's office had opposed many education reforms petitioned by De Ferrari in previous years, and had made controversial cuts to programming to save money in
3102-595: The prophet Samuel was the patriarch of a school which taught not only prophets and holy men, but also sacred-rite musicians. The schola cantorum (papal choir) in Rome may be the first recorded music school in history, when Gregory the Great (540–604) made permanent an existing guild dating from the 4th century ( schola originally referred more to a guild rather than school). The school consisted of monks, secular clergy, and boys. Wells Cathedral School , England, founded as
3168-539: The return of the San Filippo Neri, Genoa to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, and the conservatory was forced to find new premises. From 1928 through 1936 the conservatory inhabited the Sant'Agostino, Genoa ; using the former sanctuary as a concert hall and transforming adjacent rooms and annexed buildings into classrooms. In 1933 the conservatory obtained the status as national conservatory of music operated by
3234-489: The school during World War II was the Royal Italian Army in the early years of the war and later the German military; organizations which frequently requisitioned the use of the school's facilities by troops which resulted in significant damage to the school's property and premises in addition to interrupting the school's ability to continue providing consistent education to its remaining pupils. In December 1942
3300-421: The school had to close longer in the colder months. Other factors resulted in the displacement of both students and staff from their lives at the conservatory such as conscription and the damage done to people and property by air raids and the bombing of Genoa in which 2,000 civilians were killed and more than 120,000 Genoese citizens were left homeless by the end of 1943. However, the most damaging influence on
3366-406: The school's governing organization in the two years following the end of World War II. Montani continued to lead the conservatory until his retirement during the 1950–1951 academic year when he was succeeded by composer Luigi Cortese . Cortese remained in that post until his retirement in 1964. Salvatore Pintacuda served as interim director of the conservatory from 1964 until composer Gino Contilli
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#17327839727603432-501: The school's reputation as one of Italy's best schools for vocalists. In 1866 the Genoa Conservatory relocated to the premises of the San Filippo Neri, Genoa , a former church established by the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri , and in 1872 Serra retired from his position as director. Giuseppe Verdi declined the offer of succeeding Serra as director of the Genoa Conservatory, but recommended that Serafino Amedeo De Ferrari be appointed to
3498-455: The specialist music unit or school is by competitive audition, which also effectively gives entry to the host school. Many public or independent schools contain music departments , some of which achieve high standards. These are sometimes referred to as Music schools. Music Colleges in England are schools that get additional private and governmental money to specialize in music. Entry is to
3564-406: The stealing of school property such as furniture by German soldiers who took items like chairs, tables, desks, wardrobes, coat racks, etc. The German military also made changes to the electrical system of the building which damaged the lighting system in parts of the building. On 25 November 1944, a German military command truck crashed into the front gate and wall of the Villa Raggio which, unhinged
3630-496: The teaching space for all string instruments, and the teaching space for all music composition. Frequent appeals to the commanding officer Captain Nippert for more space were met with counter threats of taking away the few classrooms the school was allowed to use. In addition, Montani wrote several letters to the Italian government expressing the danger placed to the school and its students by the forced cohabitation, and also accounted
3696-610: The term conservatory , exemplified by the Conservatoire de Paris and the New England Conservatory . In other parts of Europe, the equivalents of higher school of music or university of music may be used, such as the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne University of Music). Although music in general and music education may have been in existence for thousands of years, the earliest history
3762-476: The truce on 12 March 1849. The Austrian army took the military initiative in Lombardy . Under the command of Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz , it seized the fortress town of Mortara . The seizure of Mortara led to a battle between Austrian and Piedmontese troops at Novara, 28 miles (45 km) west of Milan . 41,000 Austrians faced 59,000 Piedmontese and thoroughly routed their opponent as they had at
3828-632: Was a memorial concert following the death of one of the school's benefactors, the Italian general and former Genoese governor Ettore Veuillet d'Yenne . The Genoa Conservatory was first located in a now demolished building near the Chiesa di Nostra Signora delle Grazie in the Molo neighborhood of Genoa, and in November 1834 the school moved into the premises of the former monastery attached to that church. In January 1849 Antonio Costa died and he bequeathed his significant music library, collection of musical instruments, and other items, such as furniture, to
3894-556: Was added in 1830 the school's name was changed to the Istituto di Musica – Scuola gratuita di Canto e Strumentale . After evolving into a public music conservatory operated by the Government of Genoa in 1849, the school was renamed the Civico Istituto Musicale . In 1904 its name was changed again in honor of the composer Niccolò Paganini . Since 1933 the institution has operated as a national conservatory managed by
3960-517: Was added in the school's second year of operation, and in 1830 the school's name was changed to the Istituto di Musica – Scuola gratuita di Canto e Strumentale. One of the school's initial pupils was Michele Novaro who later gained fame for composing " Il Canto degli Italiani ", the national anthem of Italy. The school's first public concert was a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's Requiem led by conductor Nicolò Uccelli on 17 June 1830. It
4026-491: Was appointed director in 1966. The conservatory purchased the Villa Sauli Bombrini Doria in Albaro in 1962 with the intent of moving into the premises. Repairs and necessary alterations to that building prevented the school from moving into that location for several years, and the inadequacies of the Villa Raggio required that the school temporarily relocate to the Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi (also known as
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#17327839727604092-440: Was appointed to the position in January 1898 by a search committee that included composer Giacomo Puccini . Polleri remained the director for the next twenty-five years, over-seeing a period of substantial growth in which the conservatory underwent an academic transformation and earned a reputation as one of Italy's leading music conservatories. On 6 April 1904, the conservatory was renamed the "Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini " after
4158-531: Was appointed to the post in February 1991. Guaragna was succeeded by the school's first woman director, musicologist Patrizia Conti , who served as director from 2004 through 2011. After Conti, pianist Claudio Proietti was director of the conservatory from 2011 through 2014. Roberto Iovino was appointed director in 2014, and Roberto Tagliamacco became director in 2018. 44°24′0″N 8°57′38″E / 44.40000°N 8.96056°E / 44.40000; 8.96056 Music conservatory A music school
4224-636: Was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western musical history: Gregory the Great, for whom the Gregorian chant is named, and Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. It was founded as a "congregation" or "confraternity" – a religious guild, so to speak – and over the centuries, has grown from a forum for local musicians and composers to an internationally acclaimed academy active in music scholarship (with 100 prominent music scholars forming
4290-452: Was once again consulted in the selection process of a new director for the Genoa Conservatory, and upon his recommendation the composer, conductor, and pianist Vincenzo Maria Noberasco succeeded De Ferrari as director in 1885. In 1896 Carlo Del Signore succeeded Noberasco as director following Noberasco's death. Del Signore died eight months into his tenure as director, and he was succeeded by composer Giovanni Battista Polleri (1855–1923) who
4356-729: Was the example set in Naples, where admission was by competitive examination and tuition was free, that was then copied, with modifications, in many European cities, including Paris (1795), Bologna (1804), Milan (1807), Warsaw (1810), Florence and Prague (1811), Vienna (1821), London (1822), the Hague (1826), Liège (1827); a bit later two conservatories were founded in Russia by Rubinstein brothers – Anton in Saint Petersburg (1862) and Nikolai in Moscow (1866). The second half of
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