Conservatory

(-sŭrv'a-to-re.) [From L. con servo, I preserve. ] (Hort.) A greenhouse, or a large glazed building for exotics, ., in which the plants are reared in beds and borders, and not in tubs or pots, as in the common greenhouse.-(Mus.) [Fr. conservatoire.] The name given to schools which are expre ly intended for the scientific cultivation of musical talent, and through which many eminent composers, as well as vocalists, have attained their proficiency. The most celebrated of these is the French C. of Music, founded in Paris, 1784. Its curriculum embraces 66 different cla es, in which everything pertaining to music and declamation is taught by the best masters. Other C. are those of Milan, Warsaw, Prague, Bru els, Vienna, London, Leipzig, and Cologne. [s. 220]