Karlsruhe's University of Music (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in German) is a
college of music
A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...
in
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian German, South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, third-largest city of the German States of Germany, state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital o ...
, Germany. Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of
Franz Philipp
Franz Joseph Philipp (August 24, 1890 – June 2, 1972) was a German church musician and composer. He studied and later taught various instruments including organ, worked as a composer, directed a conservatory, and founded a school for organ, a ch ...
, who led the school from 1924 to 1942.
Studies
The Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe offers tuition in voice, orchestral instruments, piano, composition, music theory, musicology,
music informatics and
music journalism
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on ...
. The academic degrees go from Bachelors to Artists Diplomas.
Notable faculty
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Hanno Müller-Brachmann (born 1970), voice
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Wolfgang Meyer (1954–2019), clarinet
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Wolfgang Rihm (born 1952), composition
Notable alumni
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Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
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Clara Mathilda Faisst (1872–1948)
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Tarja Turunen
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Simone Zgraggen
See also
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Music schools in Germany
Music schools in Germany cater to pupils from an early age up to postgraduate students. They exist within and outside the formal education system.
Musikschulen
Public Music Schools are foundations for the musical education of children, adolescents ...
References
External links
Official website
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Universities and colleges in Karlsruhe
1971 establishments in West Germany
Educational institutions established in 1971
Music schools in Germany