Registers of exams

Collection

Postal address:: Rue de la Régence 30 / Regentschapsstraat 30, 1000 Bruxelles

Creator/accumulator:: Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles; Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium te Brussel

Scope and content:: These registers mention the surname and first name of the students having taken the exams, their date of birth, age and comments from the professor on the students. For the years 1830-1870 it is the only available source for confirming the enrolment of a certain student at the conservatory. Numerous young Jewish artists from Russia, Central and Eastern Europe studied at the Conservatoire from the end of the 19th century.

Administrative/biographical history:: The Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles (Royal Conservatory of Brussels) is, with that of Liège, one of the oldest state conservatories in Belgium. The conservatories of Ghent, Antwerp and Mons were created respectively in 1871, 1898 and 1948. In the 1930s the Conservatory of Brussels had nearly 600 students. In 1876 it relocated to the rue de la Régence. In 1966 the Conservatory was divided into two parts, one French-speaking, the other Dutch-speaking, each with its own director, secretariat and administration. (E. Vandewoude, Inventaris van het archief van het Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium te Brussel (1832-1834, 1876-1931), T 297, Bruxelles, ARA-AGR, 1995.)

Subject terms:: Education; Education--Students; Music; Music--Musicians; Vital records

System of arrangement:: The registers are ordered chronologically, and then by class, subject and professor.

Access, restrictions:: Consultation is possible by appointment with the librarian of the Conservatoire.