| Where do you find religious choral Music by Willem De Mol, a list of Flemish guitar music, the letters written by Arthur Meulemans, Robert Herberigs’ Gezelle-songs, a picture of Lodewijk Mortelmans, brass-band music by Jozef Van der Meulen, Willem Pelemans’ personal memoirs or Edward Keurvels’ manuscripts? For these – and many more – questions, you’re at the right address. |
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WHO are we?
The Study Centre for Flemish Music [SVM] is a study and documentation centre, located in Antwerp, that aims at safeguarding as well as making public the Flemish musical patrimony of the 19th and 20th century (1830-1950).
The activities of the SVM include:
••> tracing and disclosing threatened or forgotten legacies
••> scientific research of scores, letters and other sources
••> stimulating performances and recordings
••> publishing general catalogues, inventories, monographs and comprehensive studies
HOW you can use this site?
••> You are looking for English biographies? Look at the Componisten-page and browse the alphabet to search for your composer. [E] indicates whether an English biography is available. In every composerfile, you also find (Dutch) bibliographies and historical texts. In the Bibliotheek-page you find a more general bibliography on Flemish romantic music.
••> You want to hear live Flemish music? Take a look at our calendar on the Kalender-page.
••> You can also take a look at our (Dutch) timeline in the Tijdslijn-page, where you can see a historical survey of Belgian and European politics, together with Flemish and European music.
••> You have any question? Find us at the Contact-page.
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