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The Royal Conservatoire (Dutch: Koninklijk Conservatorium, KC) is a conservatoire in The Hague, providing higher education in music and dance. The conservatoire was founded by King William I in 1826, making it the oldest conservatoire in the Netherlands. Since September 2021, the KC is housed in the Amare building in the centre of the Hague, together with the Residentie Orkest and Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). The Master of Music course at the Royal Conservatoire covers a spectrum from performing musicians (Classical Music, Early Music and Jazz), creative and researching musicians (Composition, Sonology, ArtScience).