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New York Conservatory of Music
| Name | New York Conservatory of Music |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | East 14th Street 5 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Musikschule |
| Anmerkungen | Um 1884: S. N. Griswold, Präsident, P. R. Maverick. Sekrätar. |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 104] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1865 |
Gründung |
| Produkt |
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Kommentar |
| musikalische Ausbildung |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
Conservatory of Music |
| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | The Old-world Conservatories of Music have justly attained a great degree of prominence, and no doubt well merit their high reputation, but without detracting from it in the slightest we do not hesitate to affirm that in the New York Conservatory of Music we have an institution fully as well if not better calculated to impart the highest possible and most completely rounded musical education to American students, and at much less cost, apart from the various disagreeable features inseparable to a student residing in a foreign land. The New York Conservatory of Music was founded in 1865, and duly chartered under special law of the State of New York. During the eighteen years of its growth it has met with an unparalleled success. The first institution oi the kind established here, it has steadily advanced in popular favor and patronage, until it occupies a position not only far superior to that of any other American school of music, but is entitled to rank with the first European conservatories. The best evidence of the excellence of the methods of instruction used in the Conservatory is the rapid advance of its numerous pupils, who have made greater progress under its teaching than during many years before devoted to the ordinary methods. The cultivation of music as an art, with the view of achieving the highest excellence, has been greatly neglected here, and the directors have aimed, and most successfully, too, to give pupils every advantage and facility at the Conservatory (which they would otherwise be compelled to seek in Europe), and their efforts have met with an appreciation and success far beyond their most sanguine anticipations. The corps of accomplished professors attached to the institution are from the conservatories of Paris, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Berlin, Brussels, Dresden, Cologne, Vienna, Munich, Milan, Naples and Florence, and were selected with especial reference to their capability of imparting instruction. Mr. S. N. Griswold, the President of the Conservatory, has long been respected for the zeal and energy displayed by him in securing for America an adequate institution of this kind. He deserves all the credit and popularity arising from the fact that it was he who established the first conservatory in the United States, and he, in unison with the present Board of Directors, deserve the utmost credit for the flourishing state of efficiency now prevailing in the institution. The Board is composed as follows: Signor F. Greco, W. K. Bassford, Dr. S. N. Penfield, Mus. Doc., J, Remington Fairlamb, Chas. Fradel, Signor L. Steffanone, John C. Alden, Dr. S. Austen Pearce, Mus. Doc. Oxon., Widgery-Griswold. Mr. P. R. Maverick is the esteemed and indefatigable Secretary. The Conservatory occupies very eligible and central premises at No. 5 East 14th Street, where every facility is afforded the pupils in the various branches they are studying, to attain proficiency at the earliest possible date. Besides music the Faculty gives instruction in elocution, modern languages, drawing, and painting. The courses of study embrace an elementary department, comprising musical notation, reading music, explanation of technical terms, signs, etc. Vocal classes, comprising formation of the voice, solfeggios, solo singing, church concert, operatic and chorus classes. The courses of instruction on the pianoforte are most elaborate and complete, and leave the student a finished performer. Instruction is given on the violin, viola, violoncello and harp. A normal department affords the necessary training to teachers of music. The theoretical classes receive a full course, comprising harmony, composition and instrumentation. Instruction on the organ is a prominent specialty. Under the charter conferred by the State of New York, the Conservatory is empowered to grant diplomas to those who wish to pursue the necessary courses of instruction. The Board of Directors make regular examinations in all departments to report the progress of pupils. In modern languages and elocution, drawing, painting and decorative art the Conservatory affords special facilities to students, and has conferred a practical knowledge of each of the above branches upon thousands of pupils. The following is the very large and complete Faculty of the Conservatory: Wm. K. Basstord, Signor N. Calvano, Milan; J. Remington Fairlamb, Paris; F. C. Sternberg, Cologne; Adolph Kolling, Hamburg; M. Leon De Barreau, Paris; Signor F. Greco, Naples; Chas. Fradel, John C. Alden, Leipzig; Dr. S. N. Penfield, Leipzig; Otto Uhlemann, Stuttgart; Franz Mantel, Dr. S. Austen Pearce, Martin Setz, Henri Besse, Leipzig; W. F. Cook, Madame Chatterton-Bohrer, Signor L. Steffanone, Emil Gomer, Paris; W. E. Sheppherd, Heo-tor Toulmin, Carl Hulstein, Berlin; William R. Chapman, David Small, Signor M. Barretti, Florence; Louis A. Lan-guellier, Paris; W. Fohmann, Dresden; Widgery-Griswold, R. L. Aguahella, Octavia Hensel, Vienna; F. A. Chapman, Gonzalo Nunez, B. Hermann, Munich. It will thus be seen that the President and Directors have spared neither pains nor expense to secure a strictly first-class Faculty, composed of leading graduates of European conservatories, who have distinguished themselves both as teachers and performers. In all cases the best of salaries are paid. The terms for tuition are extremely reasonable, in many cases merely nominal, and it reflects the greatest possible credit upon the management that such is the case. During its eighteen years the New York Conservatory of Music has seen within its walls over thirty thousand pupils, who have taken more or less extended courses of instruction. These pupils are now scattered throughout the land, but wherever they may be, the Directors have the pleasure of knowing that their warm support is given to the Conservatory. The choice of instructors has been wisely and carefully made, as the wonderful success and age of the Conservatory abundantly demonstrates, while it is the best guarantee that the same care will be taken in the future. The course of instruction here can always be relied upon as absolutely thorough. The course of instruction in vocal and instrumental music is a complete one, and every graduate can realize that he or she has learned all that can be imparted in the shape of instruction, so as to place the broad avenue of usefulness before him or her, or have the acquisition as a graceful and ever beneficial accomplishment. There are free elementary classes, and special classes in harmony, composition and sight reading, and in every possible way does the Faculty seek to fulfil the noble mission of this great institution. About six hundred pupils are in attendance every season, coming from all over the United States, while the city patronage is large and constantly increasing. The New York Conservatory was the first organized and the only chartered Conservatory of Music in the State, and all other so-called " Conservatories " in New York and elsewhere are the outgrowth of this. This one is the best as it is the oldest, and is entirely separate and distinct from all other musical institutions that imitate its name and methods. Mr. S. N. Griswold, the respected President, was born in Connecticut. He was active in establishing this Conservatory, and has done more for the cause of music and for the thorough instruction of tens of thousands therein than any other man in the United States, and he well deserves the large degree of credit that attaches to the honor of being the pioneer in such a noble and Christian work. He is still active at the head of affairs, and is ably assisted by the Secretary, Mr. P. R. Maverick, who faithfully and intelligently discharges the very onerous duties devolving upon him. The above sketch of the great in- stitution indicates its vast future of usefulness and constant progressive development, and it is well worthy of being included in the list of leading musical conservatories of the world, while so beneficial have been its results that the Board of Directors think of establishing a branch in Philadelphia. Chartered in 1865. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 104] |
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