Card index of the students

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:: This card index consists of one record for each student. It contains his surname and first name, date and place of birth, the profession of his parents, his residence, nationality, date of enrolment at the conservatory, date of deregistration, his main subjects and his professor, secondary classes and the professors for these classes, obtained distinctions, scholarships and awards, but also disciplinary measures, the date, nature and duration of the sanctions and their motivation, remarks etc. Numerous young Jewish artists from Russia, Central and Eastern Europe studied at the Conservatoire from the end of the 19th century; some also lectured there.

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 card index is ordered alphabetically by surname.