The Juilliard School

Home > ... > Social Sciences and the Law > Education > Colleges, U.S. > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

The Juilliard School

The Juilliard School , in New York City; school of music, drama, and dance; coeducational; est. 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art, chartered 1926 as the Juilliard School of Music with two separate units—the Juilliard Graduate School (1924) and Institute of Musical Art. These were amalgamated into a single school in 1946. In 1968 the dance department became a separate division, and a division of drama was created. In 1969 the school moved to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and adopted its present name. Juilliard is widely considered the nation's finest arts-education institution and has a long list of distinguished graduates.

Bibliography: See Juilliard (television documentary, 2003).

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Juilliar" title="Facts and information about The Juilliard School">The Juilliard School</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"The Juilliard School." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 25 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"The Juilliard School." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 25, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Juilliar.html

"The Juilliard School." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Juilliar.html

Learn more about citation styles

Juilliard School

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Juilliard School. Amer. mus. coll. in NY. Named after Augustus D. Juilliard (b at sea, 1836; d NY, 1919), NY cotton merchant, who left around 20 million dollars for creation of Juilliard Musical Foundation, 1920. School founded as Juilliard Graduate Sch. 1924, entrance only by competitive exam. before entire faculty, each student having to re-qualify in this manner every year of their course. Merged with Inst. of Mus. Art (founded by F. Damrosch and J. Loeb in 1905) in 1946, the Inst. becoming the Undergraduate Sch. of the Juilliard, with Graduate Sch. retaining orig. identity. The composer William Schuman was pres. 1945–62, Peter Mennin 1962–83, Joseph W. Polisi from 1984. In Nov. 1969 the Sch. moved to its own building as a constituent part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. This building has 4 auditoria, incl. opera th. Name changed from Juilliard School of Mus. to Juilliard Sch. because of est. of dance dept. in 1952 and drama division in 1968.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O76-JuilliardSchool" title="Facts and information about The Juilliard School">The Juilliard School</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Juilliard School." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 25 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Juilliard School." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (November 25, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-JuilliardSchool.html

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Juilliard School." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved November 25, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-JuilliardSchool.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Juilliard Doubles Its Capital Campaign Goal to $300 Million. Business Wire; 10/10/2005
	Juilliard student musicians receive "Elevated Standard" Awards from Sony. Business Wire; 11/20/1996
	CAPTION Simonyi Fund Honors Schwarz Couple in the Name of Juilliard. Business Wire; 4/11/2006

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Juilliard Doubles Its Capital Campaign Goal to $300 Million. Business Wire; 10/10/2005; 700+ words ; ...Coinciding with the School's 100th anniversary next Tuesday, The Juilliard School at Lincoln...involvement with Juilliard, Irene Diamond was supportive of the School's innovative responses...trains and enables Juilliard students to provide...York City public school classrooms. ...
	JUILLIARD WEST CONSERVATORY CELEBRATES 100TH AT ASPEN MUSIC FEST, SCHOOL.(Spotlight) Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/12/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Music Festival and School becomes "Juilliard West." The nickname...conservatory. Tonight, Juilliard will kick off a yearlong...great festival and school at a great site...east to recruit at Juilliard and other East Coast...
	Juilliard student musicians receive "Elevated Standard" Awards from Sony. Business Wire; 11/20/1996; 700+ words ; ...November 20, 1996--The Juilliard School and Sony Electronics Inc. today...Awards for exceptionally talented Juilliard music students at a ceremony...930-7160 or Janet Kessin The Juilliard School 212/799-5000, x 207
	Juilliard and Snow jazz programs jam together Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 8/15/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...collaboration between the Juilliard School of Music and the Horne...executive director of Juilliard's jazz studies program...fall at Lone Peak High School. He's been studying...workshop was Ben Wolfe, a Juilliard professor who formerly...
	THE JUILLIARD AGENDA Magazine article from: Opera News; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...from 1926 to 1969 as the Juilliard School of Music, Juilliard traces its origins to the...of music in the public schools. In 1951, the school established its dance division...follow in 1968. In 1957, Juilliard accepted an invitation...
	Analysis: Centennial of Juilliard Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/20/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...tape recorder to the Juilliard School and just walk the halls...marks its centennial. Juilliard starts the festivities...started in 1905 with a school called the Institute...and then Augustus Juilliard, a very wealthy textile...
	Juilliard, Met meld opera training Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 3/2/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School have agreed to pool...graduate degrees at the school. Under the new arrangement...advanced program, the Juilliard Opera Center, will...eight from 34. The Juilliard Opera Center will be...
	Tugging purse strings; Juilliard targets broader, national donor base.(News)(Juilliard School of Music plans for expansion and increase its funds ) Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business; 7/12/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...of the renowned music school's latest fund-raising...strategy is to position Juilliard as a national institution...York institution.'' Juilliard's plan to tap the...education being cut in many schools and reality shows flooding...the academic world, Juilliard is thriving. Arts ...
	Audio Magazine-Juilliard Scholarship Award will honor Juilliard student; Avery Fisher to present award. (Brian Dean Lewis) PR Newswire; 9/18/1989; 700+ words ; ...full tuition at The Juilliard School for one year, as well...for the National High School Orchestra. During his...performed in all of the Juilliard Symphony concerts...readings of new works by Juilliard composers. Summer performances...
	Juilliard grads vying for jobs Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 6/4/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...William Harvey is leaving the Juilliard School with a diploma from one of the...old from Indianapolis. This is Juilliard's 100th year, and Harvey is...DePreist, 69, conductor of The Juilliard Orchestra. "People are waiting...