National Conservatory of Music of America

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The National Conservatory of Music of America was a late-19th-century New York City music school known for its progressive policies and for fostering American composers and musicians, including figures like Antonín Dvořák and Victor Herbert.

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Label Occurrences
National Conservatory of Music of America canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution ⓘ
music school ⓘ
activeInCentury 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
director Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
directorEnd 1895 ⓘ
directorStart 1892 ⓘ
dissolved early 20th century ⓘ
employedAs Antonín Dvořák; composition teacher ⓘ
Antonín Dvořák; director ⓘ
fieldOfStudy music ⓘ
foundedBy Jeannette Meyers Thurber ⓘ
hadStudent Harry T. Burleigh ⓘ
Maurice Arnold Strothotte ⓘ
Rubin Goldmark ⓘ
Will Marion Cook ⓘ
hasMottoOrGoal to create a national school of American music ⓘ
hasNotableFaculty Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
Henry T. Finck ⓘ
Rafael Joseffy ⓘ
Rubin Goldmark ⓘ
Victor Herbert ⓘ
inception 1885 ⓘ
influenced American composers ⓘ
development of American classical music ⓘ
use of African American musical elements in classical music ⓘ
use of Native American musical elements in classical music ⓘ
knownFor admitting Black students ⓘ
admitting students regardless of gender ⓘ
admitting students regardless of physical disability ⓘ
admitting students regardless of race ⓘ
admitting women ⓘ
encouraging a distinct American national style in music ⓘ
low or free tuition for some students ⓘ
progressive admission policies ⓘ
promoting American music ⓘ
scholarships for talented students ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
offeredProgram composition ⓘ
instrumental music ⓘ
orchestral training ⓘ
performance ⓘ
voice ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victor Herbert → taughtAt → National Conservatory of Music of America ⓘ
Antonín Dvořák → employer → National Conservatory of Music of America ⓘ
Edwin Franko Goldman → educatedAt → National Conservatory of Music of America ⓘ