A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Convict

CONVICT (Convictorium), an establishment existing in many German towns for the free or very economical education of boys; usually connected with the convent system, and supported by the state or private foundation. Its only claim to mention here is the fact that Schubert was educated for the Hof-kapelle at the Convict at 45 in the Piaristen Gasse, Josephstadt, Vienna. That for the choristers of St. Stephen's is in the Stubenbastei, No. 2.