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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 t ...
, a university for music and performing arts in
Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...
, Germany, of the state
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...


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 (; 11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) was a German nobleman of the Palatinate-Sulzbach, Sulzbach branch of the House of Wittelsbach. He became Count Palatine of Sulzbach at the age of six following the death of his father J ...
. 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
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, 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 i ...
.


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

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


References


External links

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