Royal Swedish Academy of Music

Royal Swedish Academy of Music

The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or "Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien", founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The Academy is an independent organization, which acts to promote the artistic, scientific, educational and cultural development of music.

See also

*Royal College of Music, Stockholm
*Royal Swedish Opera
*Music of Sweden
*List of Swedes in music

External links

* [http://www.musakad.se/ The Royal Swedish Academy of Music] - Official site
* [http://www.geocities.com/mozartkraus/kraus.html Joseph Martin Kraus] A page dedicated to Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792) - "Swedish Mozart", with a list of further links.


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