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The Collegium Musicum was one of several types of musical societies that arose in German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and German-Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 cities and towns during the Reformation
Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648....
 and thrived into the mid-18th century. Generally, while societies such as the Kantorei cultivated vocal music for church performance and the convivium musicum discussed musical philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
 over a banquet
Banquet

Image:State Banquet Serving the Peacock Fac simile of a Woodcut in an edition of Virgil folio.A BANQUET is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts....
, the collegia musica performed both vocal and instrumental music for pleasure; they focused on instrumental music as it rose in stature during the Baroque era
Baroque music

Baroque music describes a period or style of European classical music approximately extending from Dates of classical music eras. This era is said to begin in music after the Renaissance music and was followed by the Classical music era....
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The Collegium Musicum was one of several types of musical societies that arose in German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and German-Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 cities and towns during the Reformation
Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe. It is thought to have begun in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648....
 and thrived into the mid-18th century. Generally, while societies such as the Kantorei cultivated vocal music for church performance and the convivium musicum discussed musical philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
 over a banquet
Banquet

Image:State Banquet Serving the Peacock Fac simile of a Woodcut in an edition of Virgil folio.A BANQUET is a large public meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts....
, the collegia musica performed both vocal and instrumental music for pleasure; they focused on instrumental music as it rose in stature during the Baroque era
Baroque music

Baroque music describes a period or style of European classical music approximately extending from Dates of classical music eras. This era is said to begin in music after the Renaissance music and was followed by the Classical music era....
. Though closed amateur societies in concept, collegia frequently included professionals to fill out the music and admitted non-members to performances. Moreover, they often provided music for church, state, and academic occasions and gained the patronage of leading citizens. From the 1660s, their functions largely constituted the beginnings of public concert life in Germany.

Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
 collegia musica, consisting mostly of university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 students, enjoyed a succession of particularly illustrious directors, including Johann Kuhnau
Johann Kuhnau

Johann Kuhnau was a Germany composer, organist and harpsichordist.Kuhnau was born in Geising. He preceded Johann Sebastian Bach as Cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig....
 (1688
1688 in music

The year 1688 in music involved some significant events....
), Telemann (1702
1702 in music

The year 1702 in music involved some significant events....
), and Bach (1729
1729 in music

The year 1729 in music involved some significant events....
-1737
1737 in music

Events *April - George Frideric Handel suffers a probable stroke, resulting in the temporary paralysis of his right arm.* William Boyce conducts the Three Choirs Festival...
), who composed several concertos and dramme per musica for weekly performances at Zimmerman's coffeehouse
Coffeehouse

A coffeehouse or coffee shop is an establishment which primarily serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages. It shares some of the characteristics of a bar , and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria....
 and for "extraordinary" concerts. Telemann went on to promote professional concerts by Frankfurt
Frankfurt

is the largest city in the German States of Germany of Hesse and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000....
 and Hamburg
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
 collegia in the late 1720s, thus fostering the emergence of public subscription concerts in Germany. With the Moravia
Moravia

Moravia is a Historical regions of Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. It takes its name from the Morava River, Central Europe which rises in the northwest of the region....
n emigration, American collegia sprang up beginning in 1744
1744 in music

Events *Castrato Giovanni Carestini goes to work for Maria Theresa of Austria.Classical music *Thomas Arne - The Death of Abel ...
 in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
, Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, and the Carolina
The Carolinas

The Carolinas is a term used in the United States to refer collectively to the U.S. state of North Carolina and South Carolina. The Carolinas were known as the Province of Carolina during America's Colonial America period, from 1663–1710....
s.

In 1909, Hugo Riemann
Hugo Riemann

Karl Wilhelm Julius Hugo Riemann was a Germany music theory. He should not be confused with the mathematician Bernhard Riemann.Riemann was born at Grossmehlra, near Sondershausen....
 refounded the Leipzig collegium within the University, initiating a widespread modern trend in German and American universities to foster the performance of early music
Early music

Early music is commonly defined as European classical music from the Medieval music and the Renaissance music.The Early Music Movement as a trend in history is the study and performance of music from composers before our own era and began in 1829 when Felix Mendelssohn conducted Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion ....
 on original instruments or replicas. The term collegium musicum has thus come to be associated in large measure with university ensembles that perform early music, though from a historical perspective, the term need not imply any restriction in repertory.

Historical ensembles by that name include:

  • Collegium Musicum (Leipzig) - a musical ensemble
    Musical ensemble

    A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
     founded in Leipzig
    Leipzig

    Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
     in 1702 by Georg Philipp Telemann
    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. Self-taught in music, he studied law at the University of Leipzig....
    , later associated with Johann Sebastian Bach
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organ whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque music period and brought it to its ultimate maturity....
    .
  • Collegium Musicum (Hamburg) - a musical ensemble founded in Hamburg
    Hamburg

    Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
     in the 17th century by Matthias Weckmann
    Matthias Weckmann

    Matthias Weckmann was a North German musician and composer of the Baroque music period. He was born in Niederdorla and died in Hamburg....
    .


Modern ensembles by that name include:

  • The Collegium Musicum of University of Heidelberg
  • The Collegium Musicum of Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
    Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

    The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-orientated university in the cities of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
  • The Collegium Musicum of London (see the link below)
  • The Collegium Musicum of the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
  • The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum
    Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum

    The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum is an undergraduate mixed chorus at Harvard University, comprised of roughly 60 voices, drawing from both the undergraduate and graduate student populations....
  • The Collegium Musicum of the University of Notre Dame
  • Collegium Musicum 90
    Collegium Musicum 90

    Collegium Musicum 90 is an England baroque orchestra playing on authentic instruments. It was founded by baroque violin Simon Standage and conducting Richard Hickox in 1990 and is jointly directed by them ....
     - an English baroque orchestra
    Baroque orchestra

    The Baroque orchestra is the earliest example of a true orchestra which came into existence in the 1600-1750.It consisted of the Three main families of Strings, Woodwind and Brass....
  • Collegium Musicum Basle, Switzerland
  • Collegium Musicum Den Haag
    Collegium Musicum Den Haag

    Collegium Musicum Den Haag is a baroque orchestra composed of musicians who trained at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in The Netherlands. The orchestra was founded in 2006 by Brazilian harpsichordist Claudio Ribeiro....
    , The Netherlands
  • Rutgers Collegium Musicum
  • Collegium Musicum Oberliniense
    Oberlin College

    Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1833 by Presbyterian ministers, and is home to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, making it the only top-ranked Liberal arts colleges in the United States with a top-ranked conservatory....
  • The Collegium Musicum of Reed College
    Reed College

    Reed College is a Private school, Independent school liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a highly selective four-year residential college with a campus located in Portland's residential Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor style architecture-Got...
  • Collegium Musicum of Rowan University
    Rowan University

    Rowan University is a public university located in Glassboro, New Jersey. There is also a satellite campus in Camden, New Jersey. The school was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School with the mission to train public school teachers....

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