conservatoire
a conservatory, as of music or theatrical arts.
Origin of conservatoire
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How to use conservatoire in a sentence
Once, about the close of 1862, soon after he had joined the classes at the conservatoire, he was talking to his brother Nicholas.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyI have entered the newly-opened conservatoire, he says, and the course begins in a few days.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAt the conservatoire the advanced students in the composition class were expected to conduct the school orchestra in turn.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyLastly, he began to feel some anxiety as to his future livelihood when his course at the conservatoire should have come to an end.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyHis unusual powers were first recognised when he succeeded in founding the Moscow conservatoire.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for conservatoire
/ (kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː) /
an institution or school for instruction in music: Also called: conservatory
Origin of conservatoire
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