Master’s degree · Other master’s award
Master Composition et interprétation musicale (CIM)
Master in Musical Composition and Performance
Haute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR) - Académie supérieure de musique · HEAR - Académie supérieure de musique (HEAR - Musique) · Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
- Official award
- Master Composition et interprétation musicale
- Subject
- Music PerformanceComposition (concentration)Instrument pathways: Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Harp, Classical Guitar, Clarinet, Bassoon, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Percussion, Classical Voice
- Format
- On campus2 years, four semesters
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-year professional master run with the Université de Strasbourg, ending with a one-hour public recital and a research dissertation; the degree is awarded by the university.
- Department
- HEAR - Académie supérieure de musique (HEAR - Musique)
- Awarding body
- Université de Strasbourg
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master Composition et interprétation musicale
- Award family
- Other master’s awardAnother earned master’s-level award, such as MMusEd, MRes, MPhil, Diplom or a locally named qualification, shown with its official title.
- Qualification level
- Master’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Le Master professionnel « Composition et interprétation musicale » (CIM)”Source |
| Composition | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | Parcours par dominante: CompositionApplicants apply to this pathway“Parcours par dominante : Accompagnement Accordéon Alto Basson Chant baroque Chant Chefs d'ensembles contemporains Chefs d'ensembles instrumentaux Chefs d'ensembles vocaux Clarinette Clavecin Claviers historiques Composition”Source |
Instrument and voice pathways
This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.
| Instrument | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Piano | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Orgue Percussion Piano Saxophone”Source |
| Organ | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Ondes Martenot Orgue Percussion”Source |
| Harpsichord | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Chefs d'ensembles vocaux Clarinette Clavecin Claviers historiques”Source |
| Violin | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Violon baroque Violon Violoncelle baroque”Source |
| Viola, Bassoon | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Alto Basson Chant baroque”Source |
| Cello | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Violon Violoncelle baroque Violoncelle”Source |
| Double Bass | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Composition Contrebasse Cor”Source |
| Harp | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Guitare Harpe Hautbois baroque”Source |
| Classical Guitar | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Guitare Harpe”Source |
| Clarinet | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Clarinette Clavecin”Source |
| Saxophone | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Piano Saxophone Trombone basse”Source |
| Trumpet | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Trombone Trompette Tuba”Source |
| French Horn | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Contrebasse Cor”Source |
| Trombone | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Trombone basse Trombone Trompette”Source |
| Euphonium | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Cymbalum Euphonium Fagott”Source |
| Tuba | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Trompette Tuba Viole de gambe”Source |
| Percussion | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Orgue Percussion Piano”Source |
| Classical Voice | Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page. | “Chant baroque Chant Chefs d'ensembles contemporains”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 2 years, four semesters
- Recitals
- Public recital of one hour
- Dissertation, thesis or artistic research
- Research dissertation (mémoire) on part or all of the recital programme
- Intakes
- 2026-2027 cursus listed as open
- Campus
- HEAR Musique, Cité de la musique et de la danse1 place Dauphine, 67000 Strasbourg
Teaching language
- Taught in
- French
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Tests explicitly required
- Entrance examination (examen d'entrée / concours) via the OASIS platform; double application to the Université de Strasbourg required for CIM programmes
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual registration fee, Master (HEAR, excluding university enrolment)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | €378per year, 2026-2027 | Full rate (tarif plein); scholarship holders (boursiers) pay 0 EUR | 25 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)