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Konservatorium

conservatory; music school

noun kon-zer-va-TO-ri-um Rare
Arts & Culture Music

Origin: from Latin/Italian 'conservatorio'

Usage Note

Konservatorium historically refers to a school for training musicians, originally orphanages in Italy. In German it may denote a lower-level music school or, in older usage, a conservatoire. Today Musikhochschule is more common for degree-level training.

Examples

"Er begann seine musikalische Ausbildung am städtischen Konservatorium."

Natural Translation

He began his musical training at the municipal conservatory.

Literal Translation

He began his musical education at the municipal conservatory.

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