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Frank Damrosch, founder of the Institute of Musical Art, commonly referred to as the "Damrosch School" [8]. In 1905, the Institute of Musical Art (IMA), Juilliard's predecessor institution, was founded by Frank Damrosch, a German-American conductor and godson of Franz Liszt, on the premise that the United States did not have a premier music school and too many students were going to Europe to ...
The drama division was founded in 1968. [12] Those who complete the four-year program receive either a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree (starting Fall 2012), or a diploma.
In 1926, the Institute of Musical Art merged with the Juilliard Graduate School to form what is today Juilliard School. Damrosch's pupils included William Howland, long-time head of the music department at the University of Michigan, [5] and the prodigy pianist Hazel Scott. [6] Damrosch died in New York City on October 22, 1937, aged 78. [7]
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Augustus D. Juilliard circa 1919 Augustus D. Juilliard ( / ˈ dʒ uː l i . ɑːr d / JOO -lee-ard , [ 1 ] French: [ʒɥijaʁ] ; April 19, 1836 – April 25, 1919) was an American businessman and philanthropist, born at sea as his parents were immigrating to the United States from France.