Cedom Music Collection
Cedom Music Collection
The Centre d’études et de documentation musicales (Cedom), established in 1989, focuses on collecting, preserving, and making accessible Luxembourg’s musical heritage in print and manuscript.
Documents in the spotlight
Our staff members have written thematic studies on various documents from our collections.
Documents in the spotlight
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Zum 50. Todesjahr von Peter Faber, Freund und Wegbegleiter von Poutty Stein
Erinnerung an den vielseitig begabten ‚Fabesch Péiter‘, der als Schriftsteller, Komponist, Musiker, Musikkritiker und Sprachforscher die luxemburgische Kulturszene mitgeprägt hatPeter Faber, dessen Pseudonym Moltonaso wohl auf seine etwas auffällig geratene Nase zurückgeht, ist eine vielseitig interessierte Persönlichkeit, verkehrt in unterschiedlichsten Kreisen und zeichnet sich durch Geselligkeit und Lebenslust aus.
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Zwischen Musik, politischem Engagement und Multipler Sklerose
Zum 100. Geburtstag von Victor FenigsteinObwohl Victor Fenigstein mit einem vielseitigen und in Luxemburg prägenden musikalischen Schaffen aufwarten kann, scheint er mit der Zeit ein wenig in Vergessenheit geraten zu sein.
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‘Jong-Letzeburgs’ Taktgeber
Julien Hoffmann zum 100. GeburtstagFaszinierende Einblicke in ein Musikerleben, das heute fast in Vergessenheit geraten ist: Ein Blick auf den Nachlass von Julien Hoffmann zu seinem 100. Geburtstag.
Online resources
Study books
De Litty
Lidder fir Land a Leit ‘Ons Heemecht’
Vu Spëtzbouwen a Klasseclownen
Musekstheater zu Lëtzebuerg
Jazz zu Lëtzebuerg
Klassesch Musek zu Lëtzebuerg
Rock- a Popmusek zu Lëtzebuerg
Lëtzebuerger Fräiheetslidder
Lëtzebuerger Fräiheetslidder 2
News
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Visit the exhibition in virtual reality!
Our “Pierre Nimax Sr.” exhibition is now available in virtual reality. Explore the documents and objects on display in an immersive way, without having to leave your home!
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The Alphonse Foos archive now accessible on a-z.lu
The Cedom has just added the composers’ archives of Alphonse Foos to the a-z.lu portal. It is the first of the Cedom’s holdings to be catalogued according to the RNAB standard, a system widely used in literary archives.
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The Cedom adds 6 new inventories of music archive collections to a-z.lu
Following the first online publication of inventories in November 2023, the Cedom has expanded this initial panel by adding the inventories of the Théodore Decker, Peter Faber, Victor Goldschmit, Alfred Kowalsky, René Mertzig and Paul Sontag archives.
Frequently asked questions
What is included in the collection?
The National Library, since its inception, collects and preserves music documents. The Centre d’études et de documentation musicales (Cedom), established in 1989, focuses on collecting, preserving, and making accessible Luxembourg’s musical heritage in print and manuscript.
At the heart of the Cedom’s musical holding are printed and manuscript scores as well as the archives of composers and communities related to the musical life and history of the country. Beyond its legal mandate, the Cedom houses a diverse sound recordings collection – CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, audio tapes – functioning as Luxembourg’s central music archive.
Moreover, a section of the non-Luxembourgish collection is dedicated to music, comprising books, scores, periodicals, e-books, digital newspapers, and databases.
How can I search for and view a document?
Any documents held by Cedom or in the non-Luxembourgish Music Collection can be pre-ordered online at a-z.lu and will then be available either to borrow or to view at the library.
Rare and valuable items held by Cedom (handwritten music, records and audio cassettes, composers’ archives) are not available for home loan. However, you can reserve them either via a-z.lu or by written request and then view them in our Rare Books Reading Room.
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