Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia

The Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia is a conservatory in Venice, Italy named after composer Benedetto Marcello and established in 1876.

History

The conservatory was established in 1876 as Liceo e Società Musicale Benedetto Marcello, became communal in 1895 under the name Il 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 - built between 1614 and 1615 - which is now owned by the municipality of Venice.^[1]

Courses

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, organ.^[2]

The conservatory accepts foreign students, provided that they pass an entry test and have sufficient knowledge of the Italian language.^[3]

Directors

• Marco Enrico Bossi
• Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
• Gian Francesco Malipiero
• Gabriele Bianchi

Faculty

• Gino Tagliapietra
• Francesco de Guarnieri
• Ettore Gracis
• Bruno Maderna
• Giuseppe Sinopoli

Notable alumni

• Luigi Nono
• Maria Chiara
• Giuseppe Sinopoli

Further reading

• "Il Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia". Music & Letters Vol. 60 (No. 3): pp. 338–339. July 1979. JSTOR 734853. 

External links

• Official Web site
• Conservatory history (in Italian)

Notes

1. ^ Historical facts (Italian)
2. ^ Courses offered (Italian)
3. ^ Admission of foreign students (English)