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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Der »Bartrenger Hunnendanz« in Weimar
Luxemburgs tierischer Auftritt in der europäischen Kulturhauptstadt 1999Am 11. und 12. September 1999 bricht eine 600-köpfige Prozession nach Weimar auf: Schüler verschiedener Institutionen schlüpfen in Tierkostüme, die in Anlehnung an die Echternacher Springprozession nach einer zum Tier passenden Choreografie springen.
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Au son des marches grand-ducales
Musique, dynastie et identité au LuxembourgMême si l’annonce du Grand-Duc se fait toujours par le Wilhelmus, des marches spécialement composées pour les membres de la famille grand-ducale, et portant leurs noms, accompagnent les cérémonies militaires, sans toutefois revêtir un caractère officiel.
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Der hundertjährige Musiker
Zum 50. Todesjahr von Pol Albrecht (1874–1975)Der naturverbundene Pol Albrecht brach sich regelmäßig bei Spaziergängen dünne Ästchen von Sträuchern ab, an derem unteren Ende er einen Korken befestigte, um sie als Taktstock zu verwenden. Herkömmliche Taktstöcke empfand er als zu gewichtig.
Online resources
Study books
Study books
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Lidder fir Land a Leit ‘Ons Heemecht’: e populärt Lidd aus dem Joer 1864
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Vu Spëtzbouwen a Klasseclownen: Cabaret a Satir zu Lëtzebuerg
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Musekstheater zu Lëtzebuerg
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Jazz zu Lëtzebuerg
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Klassesch Musek zu Lëtzebuerg
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Rock- a Popmusek zu Lëtzebuerg
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Lëtzebuerger Fräiheetslidder: Geschicht a Politik am Lidd
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Lëtzebuerger Fräiheetslidder 2: Geschicht a Politik am Lidd
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.
Publications
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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