The Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia, also known as the Venice Conservatory, is a conservatory in Venice, Italy named after composer Benedetto Marcello and established in 1876.
The Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia, also known as the Venice Conservatory, is a conservatory in Venice, Italy named after composer Benedetto Marcello and established in 1876.
The conservatory was established in 1876 as Liceo e Società Musicale Benedetto Marcello, became communal in 1895 under the name Liceo Civico Musicale "Benedetto Marcello", and attained conservatory status in 1915 as Liceo Civico Musicale Pareggiato Benedetto Marcello. In 1940, under the directorship of Gian Francesco Malipiero, it became Conservatorio di Stato "Benedetto Marcello". The conservatory is housed in Palazzo Pisani a Santo Stefano - built between 1614 and 1615 -, located facing Campo Santo Stefano in the sestiere of San Marco. The building is owned by the municipality of Venice. [1]
The conservatory offers courses in singing, solfège, music dictation, score reading, music composition, jazz music, electronic music, choral music, orchestration, and in playing guitar, harp, piano, violin, flute, lute, double bass, saxophone, trumpet, cello, percussion instruments, oboe, bassoon, clarinet and organ. [2]
The conservatory accepts foreign students, provided that they pass an entry test and have sufficient knowledge of the Italian language. [3]
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