The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music was a conservatory formed in 1867 by Clara Baur as part of a girls' finishing school. After years of competition with the College of Music of Cincinnati, the two schools merged in August 1955 to form the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and were later incorporated into the University of Cincinnati on August 1, 1962. A university school of music or college of music, or academy of music or conservatoire (British English) — also known as a conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is a higher education institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is a college of the University of Cincinnati. ... The University of Cincinnati is a state university located in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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UC College-Conservatory of Music official site
History of CCM with info about the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, or CCM, is one of the most highly respected university performing arts colleges in the United States.
The school is part of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio.
CCM is also the largest single source of performing arts presentations in the state of Ohio.
A state music school in Lisbon was founded in the seventeenth century, in 1771 one was begun in Stockholm, and the Paris Conservatory opened its doors in 1796.
The oldest music school in the United States is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (1865).
The National Conservatory of Music in America, founded by Jeannette Thurber in 1885 to encourage an indigenous musical culture, was a special case.
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