Conclusion

Summary

I have now brought this history down to the period when, by the grant of a charter and the munificent gift of his late Majesty William IV, of the fourth part of the proceeds of a grand national festival, the Royal Academy of Music was recognized among the established institutions of the country. After 1834, the eleventh year from its foundation, the Academy settled down into a regular form and routine; any further account, therefore, would only be a repetition of the same events annually recurring. There is now the same admirable system of instruction which was established at the commencement: a system framed upon the best arrangements of the continental Conservatoires, and adapted to the wants and habits of this country. The Professors now employed are chiefly those who, having received in the Academy a sound education themselves, are engaged in imparting the same principles to their successors. The only drawback has been the want of adequate funds to carry out the views originally propounded by Lord Westmorland; and as, in this country, the Government offers neither patronage nor assistance, these are now looked for at the hands of a generous and enlightened public.

I will, in conclusion, recapitulate briefly all the events that have occurred, in order that a continued account may thus be presented of those circumstances which had a material influence on the prospects of the Institution.