The Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim is a

Hochschule ' (, plural: ') is the generic term in German for institutions of higher education, corresponding to ''universities'' and ''colleges'' in English. The term ''Universität'' (plural: ''Universitäten'') is reserved for institutions with the right to ...

, a university for music and performing arts in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 2 ...

, Germany, of the state

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

History

The Hochschule dates back to the 1762 ''Academie de Danse'' and the private ''Tonschule'' (Sound school), founded in 1776 at the court of

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria Charles Theodore (german: link=no, Karl Theodor; 11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) reigned as Prince-elector and Count Palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as prince-elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777 to his ...

. They were later named ''Mannheimer Konservatorium'' and ''Städtische Hochschule für Musik und Theater''. In 1971 the ''Heidelberger Konservatorium'', founded in 1894, was included in a combined Hochschule with university status, run by the state

Graduate studies

* Artistic education * Music pedagogy * School music * Music research, media * Jazz / Pop music * Dance * Dance pedagogy for children

Postgraduate studies

* Solo * Orchestra solo * Dance pedagogy for professional dancers * Artistic development (dance/stage)

Library Bibliothek

The library contains around 17,500 books, 45,200 musical pieces and 11,000 recordings.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim Universities in Germany 1971 establishments in Germany Music schools in Germany Universities and colleges in Baden-Württemberg