▁the ▁Conserv atory , ▁remained ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁However , ▁by ▁a ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁imperial ▁resolution ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁national ized ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( k . k . ▁Akademie ▁für ▁Musik ▁und ▁dar stell ende ▁Kunst ). ▁( U ntil ▁then ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁the ▁Kon serv ator ium ▁der ▁Gesellschaft ▁der ▁Musik fre unde .) ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁when ▁Gott fried ▁Pre yer , ▁professor ▁of ▁harm ony ▁and ▁composition ▁became ▁director , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁fac ulty , ▁but ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Music . ▁Joseph ▁Hell mes berger ▁Sr . ▁was ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁Wilhelm ▁Bo pp ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Conserv atory . ▁The ▁Conserv atory ▁was ▁still ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁ag ing ▁Robert ▁F uchs ▁and ▁Hermann ▁Gr äd ener , ▁both ▁of ▁whom , ▁but ▁especially ▁F uchs , ▁Bo pp ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁an ach ron istic ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁touch . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁attempting ▁to ▁re ju ven ate ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁Bo pp ▁offered ▁teaching ▁positions ▁to ▁Franz ▁Sch re ker ▁and ▁Arnold ▁Sch o enberg . ▁Sch o enberg ▁decl ined ▁the ▁offer , ▁but ▁Sch re ker ▁accepted