conservatoire

[ kuhn-sur-vuh-twahr, -sur-vuh-twahr; French kawn-ser-va-twar ]

noun

, plural con·ser·va·toires [k, uh, n-sur-v, uh, -, twahrz, -, sur, -v, uh, -twahrz, kaw, n, -se, r, -v, a, -, twar].

1. a conservatory, as of music or theatrical arts.

conservatoire

/ kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː /

noun

1. an institution or school for instruction in music Also calledconservatory

Word History and Origins

Origin of conservatoire¹

1765–75; < French < Italian conservatorio conservatory, originally, orphanage; early schools of music originated in orphanages where a musical education was given

Word History and Origins

Origin of conservatoire¹

C18: from French: conservatory

Example Sentences

Once, about the close of 1862, soon after he had joined the classes at the Conservatoire, he was talking to his brother Nicholas.

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I have entered the newly-opened Conservatoire, he says, and the course begins in a few days.

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At the Conservatoire the advanced students in the composition class were expected to conduct the school orchestra in turn.

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Lastly, he began to feel some anxiety as to his future livelihood when his course at the Conservatoire should have come to an end.

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His unusual powers were first recognised when he succeeded in founding the Moscow Conservatoire.

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