Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Royal Conservatory of Music
Parallel form(s) of name
- Toronto School of Music
- Toronto Conservatory of Music
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- The School of Music
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Description area
Dates of existence
1886-current
History
Founded in 1886 as the Toronto Conservatory of Music, the Conservatory received royal charter in 1947, becoming the Royal Conservatory of Music. The Conservatory is a music education organization and performance venue in Toronto near the UofT campus. The Conservatory became affiliated with the UofT in 1952, a relationship that lasted until 1991, when it once again became an independent institution.
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Internal structures/genealogy
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Relationships area
Related entity
University of Toronto. Faculty of Music (1918-current)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
1952-1991
Description of relationship
The Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto Faculty of Music were affiliated from 1952-1991