Conservatoire de Paris
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The Conservatoire de Paris, or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, it is
East façade of the Conservatoire building at 15 rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière (state in 1907, demolished after 1911)
Site plan (1836) of the Menus-Plaisirs, the Concert Hall, and the Conservatoire
Piano class of Charles de Bériot in 1895 with Maurice Ravel on the left
Fauré in the Director's Office at the Conservatoire, 1918
Vincent d'Indy
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Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught a
d'Indy, c. 1895
Bust of d'Indy by Antoine Bourdelle
Illustration by Carlos Schwabe for Fervaal
d'Indy's grave in Cimetière Montparnasse (Paris).