Xi'an Conservatory of Music

Xi'an Conservatory of Music
西安音乐学院
Motto 弘毅明德,笃学创新
Type Public University
Established 1951
Location Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Website www.xacom.edu.cn

The Xi'an Conservatory of Music (Chinese: 西安音乐学院; pinyin: Xī'ān Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn) is a music school located at Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

History

The college was founded in 1949, formerly known as the "Northwest Military and Political University College of Art".[1] The school changed its name to the "Northwest College of Art Department of Music" in 1950.[2] The school combined its music department and fine art department into the Northwest Technical School of Art in 1953, and the Xi'an Technical School of Music was founded in 1956 at the site of the school's music department. The school changed its name to the Xi'an Conservatory of Music in 1960.[3]

The conservatory includes departments in composition, vocal music, folk music, orchestral music, piano, musical education, and dance. Its attached pre-college school (grades 7-12) currently has over 4000 students.[1] The conservatory's president is Zhao Jiping.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "学院概况_西安音乐学院". Xacom.edu.cn. Archived from the original on December 13, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. ↑ "西安音乐学院_百度百科". Baike.baidu.com. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  3. 1 2 "Xi'an Conservatory of Music". Chinaculture.org. 2003-09-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

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