The series Leuven Library of Music in Facsimile from the Alamire Foundation, with David Burn and Bart Demuyt as its general editors, presents high-quality reproductions of primary music sources of outstanding aesthetic, historical and cultural value. The series is broadly conceived, covering monophony and polyphony, both vocal and instrumental, from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and later times. In order to approach the original documents as closely as possible, each facsimile is in full colour and at original size. Each is also accompanied by an extended commentary, written by a leading expert, that sets out the most recent and up-to-date assessment of the source, including codicology, contents, history and context.

• NEW: Study of volume 7 is now available

University of Warsaw Library, SDM 8–36 is a set of partbooks with Italian madrigals printed in Antwerp in the 1590s, which document a pivotal moment in the reception of the genre north of the Alps. The historical binding, furthermore, reveals the identities of those who used the partbooks shortly after their publication: a professor, four students, and an alumnus of Viadrina University in Frankfurt an der Oder. Thus, SDM 8–36 uncovers an unexpected facet of the musical culture of a Central European university around 1600. The study on this source, edited by Antonio Chemotti, Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of Leuven and research officer at the Alamire Foundation, is now available on the publications section of the Integrated Database for Early Music.

Passacaille was born in the last century around the figure of Paul Dombrecht. The Flemish musician had a passion for the little-known repertoire which he brought to life in his concerts and recordings, paying particular attention to the historical and cultural context. From the outset, Passacaille has occasionally been associated with the Alamire Foundation for projects related to polyphony. This collaboration has resulted in unique recordings with, among others, Capilla Flamenca (Alexander Utendal and Philippus de Monte) and More Maiorum (Jean de Castro).

When he took over the label in 2004, Jan De Winne was fully committed to Passacaille's mission: to be a platform for artists who approach music with special attention to the historical and cultural context of the repertoire presented. In this respect, the label is a forum for well- known artists, but also for younger artists and emerging talents. The choice of instruments made by the musicians plays, in many cases, a crucial role in the fascinating genesis of the recordings. Furthermore, Passacaille takes great care to ensure a synergy between music and design, and pays particular attention to the texts accompanying the productions.

Over the past 15 years, Passacaille has become a reference among early music labels. The label intends to put its international reputation at the service of the dissemination of the Flemish polyphonic heritage throughout the world, an ambition shared by both organizations, and which is now translated into a long-term collaboration between Passacaille and Alamire Foundation Editions.

Alamire Foundation stands for quality and excellence. The Foundation conducts high-level scientific research leading to innovative artistic productions with leading specialists in the field. For Passacaille, this collaboration is a unique opportunity to expand its catalogue with masterpieces of the past recorded at the highest artistic level and under the best possible conditions.

• NEW: Flamboyance - The Sound of Change: Music of the Flamboyant Era
  Sollazzo Ensemble, dir. Anna Danilevskaia
  Available in the webshop of Passacaille.
  
  

In 2009, the Alamire Foundation launched its own peer-reviewed academic journal, the Journal of the Alamire Foundation (JAF), at the initiative of its director Bart Demuyt. JAF is published twice per year. It provides a critical forum for the most recent and outstanding research on music in or related to the Low Countries up to the end of the Ancien Régime. The Journal has established itself as one of the leading publications in the field.

The Journal’s editors are David Burn (KU Leuven, 2009-) and Sarah Ann Long (Michigan State University, 2015-); between 2009 and 2015, Katelijne Schiltz (Universität Regensburg) served as one of the first editors. The Journal’s copy-editors are Stratton Bull (2009-) and Pieter Mannaerts (2023-); Pieter is the coordinator of the Journal.

The quality of the Journal is furthermore ensured by the internationally composed editorial board consisting of leading scholars.

Each issue of the Journal contains three sections:

• A Thematic section, often based on the proceedings of an academic conference, and coordinated by a guest editor.
• A Free Papers section, research articles unrelated to the thematic section.
• The Performance Practice Forum, featuring contributions that establish the connection between musicological research and historical performance practice.

The Journal of the Alamire Foundation is published by Brepols Publishers and has been an open-access publication since 2019; all back issues are freely accessible. It is the successor to the Yearbooks of the Alamire Foundation (7 volumes, 1995–2008).

In 1994, the Alamire Foundation started the series Yearbook of the Alamire Foundation in partnership with Alamire Music Publishers. These yearbooks were essentially constructed around one or more musicological themes and contained the papers presented at the international colloquia organised by the Alamire Foundation. Thus they presented new research results that were immediately placed in a broader context. An international reviewing committee guaranteed the quality of the publications. In 2008, publication of the Yearbook of the Alamire Foundation was ceased in order to switch to the Journal of the Alamire Foundation.