The Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia is a conservatory in

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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 ''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

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- built between 1614 and 1615 -, located facing

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in the sestiere of San Marco. The building is owned by the municipality of Venice.Historical facts (Italian)

Courses

The conservatory offers courses in singing, solfège, music dictation,

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reading, music composition, jazz music, electronic music, choral music,

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, and in playing guitar,

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

, piano, violin,

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...

, double bass, saxophone, trumpet, cello, percussion instruments, oboe,

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

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and

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.Courses offered (Italian)
The conservatory accepts foreign students, provided that they pass an entry test and have sufficient knowledge of the Italian language.Admission of foreign students (English)

Directors

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

Faculty

* Gino Tagliapietra * Francesco de Guarnieri *

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* Bruno Maderna * Giuseppe Sinopoli

Notable alumni

External links

Official Web site

Notes

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