Zagreb Academy of Music
| Muzička akademija (MUZA) | |
Academy new building
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1921 |
| Dean | Dalibor Cikojević |
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150 |
| Students | 500 |
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Zagreb, Croatia 45°48′37″N 15°58′06″E / 45.810268°N 15.968429°ECoordinates: 45°48′37″N 15°58′06″E / 45.810268°N 15.968429°E |
| Website | www |
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The Academy of Music (Croatian: Muzička akademija or MUZA) is a Croatian music school based in Zagreb. It is one of the three art academies affiliated with the University of Zagreb, along with the Academy of Dramatic Art and the Academy of Fine Arts.
It is the oldest and largest music school in the country, tracing its origins back to 1829 when the Zagreb Musical Society's school (German: Tonschule des Agramer Musikvereines) was established, at a time when Croatia was part of the Austrian Empire. After World War II the Academy was officially recognized as an institution of higher education and in 1979 it became part of the University of Zagreb. The Academy today has around 500 students and a 150-member teaching staff.
The Academy traditionally organizes two grand concerts every year held at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, along with almost 300 various smaller concerts throughout the year held at smaller venues around Zagreb.
The Academy traces its roots to the in-house music school established in February 1829 by the German-language Agramer Musikverein (or Zagreb Musical Society) modeled after the Musikverein in Vienna and which later evolved into the present-day Croatian Music Institute. The school originally offered three-year courses in singing and wind instruments.
The school became the Institute's conservatory in 1916. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the school continued to grow and was renamed several times. Following the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918 and the establishment of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia it became the "Royal Conservatory" in 1921 (Kraljevski konzervatorij) and then the "Royal Academy of Music" (Kraljevska muzička akademija) in 1922. At the time the school comprised primary, secondary and tertiary levels of musical education. In 1923 its teachers first gained the title of professors and the Academy was re-organized into five main departments. In 1940 the Academy was officially recognized as a university-level faculty.
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