Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An establishment for special instruction, particularly in music and theatrical declamation and training.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp. music and the arts. [See conservatory, 3].
WordNet 3.0
- n. a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
Etymologies
- French (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Come with me and sing a chorus with the crowd in the "conservatoire" of the Boulevard”
“Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres's website: "Ainsi, peut-on considérer à juste titre l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres tout à la fois comme un 'conservatoire' (c'est-à-dire un lieu où l'on 'sauve' et où l'on maintient vivante la mémoire humaine) mais aussi un 'laboratoire”
“I've released a lot of club music and remixes, but at the same time I spent four years attending some electro-acoustic classes at a conservatoire in Paris.”
“McPherson is head of composition at the conservatoire.”
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“At the same time he got "hooked" on Bach's keyboard music, which formed the foundation of his conservatoire training.”
“Since his talents broke out of the conservatoire in the mid-noughties, British pianist Gwilym Simcock started insisting that composition was by no means a second string to the keyboard virtuosity that attracted plaudits from jazz stars as big as Chick Corea and Lee Konitz.”
“Surprise guests are promised in an event that reminds of the importance of a conservatoire training and why investing in artists pays dividends.”
“Although he had received no formal conservatoire training, he was rapidly acquiring a reputation for excellence.”
“He'd been a bit of a bluffer at his first musical conservatoire.”
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