Academia Națională Muzică de Gheorghe Dima

The ”Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy came into being in 1919, part of a lively modernizing process involving the whole Romanian education system that was triggered by the exceptionally dynamic post-war reconstruction climate. In Cluj, however, institutionalized artistic education dates from 1819, when the Hungarian Music Conservatory was founded, where the languages of tuition was German and Hungarian. The founding of the Conservatory of Music and Theater was stepping stone for the modern phase of higher musical education in Transylvania. When the Conservatory first opened its gates, it offered the following specializations: Music Theory and Solfeggio, Harmonization, Counterpoint-Composition, Opera Singing, Piano, Violin, Violoncello, Diction and Declamation. Later on, more disciplines have been introduced, such as: Solfeggio, Contrabass, Brass and Wind Instruments (French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Bassoon), Theory of Musical Instruments, Theory of Musical Analysis, Music Aesthetics, History of Music, Chamber Music, Acoustics, Orchestra. In the year 1922, a department dedicated to the formal training of music teachers was established, to become a Faculty in 1933.