Grand Prix de Rome in music
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The Grand Prix de Rome in music was a prestigious French composition prize awarded to young composers, granting them a residency at Rome’s Villa Medici to develop their work.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French award
ⓘ
music composition prize ⓘ |
| awardFor | musical composition ⓘ |
| benefit |
financial stipend
ⓘ
multi‑year residency at Villa Medici ⓘ |
| categoryOfPrixDeRome | music ⓘ |
| competitionRounds |
final round with imposed cantata
ⓘ
preliminary selection ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1960s ⓘ |
| eligibility |
students of the Paris Conservatoire
ⓘ
young French composers ⓘ |
| endTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| evaluationBy |
French Académie des Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
jury of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
|
| field |
classical music
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
cantatas
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
French Académie des Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Académie des Beaux-Arts
Government of France ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| historicalSignificance | major French state patronage mechanism for composers ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | careers of 19th‑century French composers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locationOfResidency | Villa Medici ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Charles Gounod
ⓘ
Claude Debussy ⓘ Georges Bizet ⓘ Hector Berlioz ⓘ Maurice Ravel ⓘ Olivier Messiaen ⓘ |
| organisedAs | annual competition ⓘ |
| originalName |
Prix de Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Prix de Rome en composition musicale
|
| partOf | Prix de Rome ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide artistic training in Rome
ⓘ
support young composers ⓘ |
| residencyCity | Rome ⓘ |
| residencyCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| residencyDuration | several years ⓘ |
| residencyInstitution | French Academy in Rome ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | composition competition ⓘ |
| startTime | 1803 ⓘ |
| status | defunct prize ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
French Academy in Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Académie de France à Rome
|
| timePeriodOfProminence |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
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