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The Hochschule für Musik Mainz (HfMM, Mainz School of Music) is a university of music, part of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. It is the only such institution in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.


History

The institution was founded in 1948 as ''Staatliches Institut für Musik. Abteilung Schulmusik'', an institute for school
music education Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as elementary or secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a research area in which scholars do origina ...
, by Ernst Laaff and Georg Toussaint. It was named ''Staatliches Hochschulinstitut für Musik'' in 1961. It became part of
the university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ro ...
in 1973 as ''Fachbereich Musikerziehung'' (Department of Music Education). The studies were first mostly educational, for teachers and church musicians. In 1986, more classes were established, and the name changed to ''Fachbereich Musik'' (Faculty of Music). In 2003, the institution was named ''Hochschule für Musik'' (School of Music), which is connected to the university but governed mostly independently. This approach of the state government is unique in Germany. A new building for the ''Musikhochschule'' was built on the university campus completed in October 2008. It was inaugurated on 24 November 2008 with a ceremony and concert. Wolfram Koloseus conducted the premiere of a composition commissioned for the occasion, ''Sechs Trakl Gesänge'' by Thomas Wells after poems by Georg Trakl, a work of 45 minutes for tenor soloist, choir and orchestra, and Mozart's ''
Jupiter Symphony Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, on 10 August 1788. The longest and last symphony that he composed, it is regarded by many critics as among the greatest symphonies in classical music. The work is nicknamed ...
''. The building holds 36 rooms for voice training and instrumental instructions, three rooms for ensembles, a concert hall ''Roter Saal'' seating 220 listeners, a hall with an organ and a studio stage ''Black Box'', both for 100 people, a sound studio, listening studio, library, five rooms for theory, two rooms for seminars, 24 rooms for practising, and rooms for offices. During semesters, concerts by students, teachers and guest artists are frequently performed, offering around 230 concerts per year. The ''Hochschule'' collaborates with numerous cultural institutions of the area, namely the
Staatstheater Mainz The Staatstheater Mainz (Mainz State Theatre) is a theatre in Mainz, Germany, which is owned and operated by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated on the Gutenbergplatz, the complex comprises two theatres which are connected by an undergrou ...
, the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, the state foundation
Villa Musica Villa Musica is a foundation of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate and the broadcaster Südwestrundfunk. Its goals are to support young performers of classical music and to run concerts. It is based in Mainz at the . A second institute of the f ...
, the
Peter Cornelius Conservatory The Peter Cornelius Conservatory (''Peter-Cornelius-Konservatorium der Stadt Mainz'', PCK) is the conservatory in Mainz, the capital of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate. It dates back to a first conservatory founded around 1882. It is named ...
and the institute for church music of the Catholic Diocese of Mainz. The Hochschule and the theatre in Wiesbaden collaborated in 2017 in a staged production of Scarlatti's oratorio ''
La Giuditta :''To be distinguished from Giuditta a German operetta by Franz Lehár.'' Note La Giuditta may refer to one of several Italian oratorios, further elaborated below. Each version of La Giuditta deals with the figure of Judith, from the Biblical A ...
''. The rector is Immanuel Ott, a professor of music theory, who was elected on 19 April 2017 as a successor of Birger Petersen.


Studies

The university offers bachelor and master degrees in music and music education, in some studies also
doctoral A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...
degrees. Concert exams are offered for instruments and voice.


Bachelor

* Elementary teaching * Jazz and Pop * Church music * Piano * Teaching at
gymnasiums A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is an indoor location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasium". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational ins ...
* Voice (opera and concert) * Orchestral instruments


Master and post graduate

* Jazz and Pop * Church music * ''Klangkunst'' – Composition * Piano * Teaching at gymnasiums * ''
Lied In Western classical music tradition, (, plural ; , plural , ) is a term for setting poetry to classical music to create a piece of polyphonic music. The term is used for any kind of song in contemporary German, but among English and French s ...
'' accompaniment and correpetition * Music theory * Orchestral instruments * Organ improvisation * Organ literature * Voice *Guitar *Concert exam *Doctorate (Music theory / Music education)


Further studies

* International summer school ''Singing Summer'', master classes for voice and instruments, annually in September from 2004 * College for
Early Music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...
''Barock vokal'', one year of studies for concert and opera singers, founded in 2010


References


External links

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