We have measured the bulk energy-momentum-resolved density of the conductio
n band of metallic beryllium by means of electron momentum spectroscopy. Fr
om the data we have determined the band dispersion, occupied bandwidth, ele
ctron momentum density and density of states. The experimental results are
compared with theoretical band-structure calculations performed within the
full-potential linear muffin-tin orbital (FP-LMTO) approximation. There is
good agreement between experiment and theory for the shape and intensity of
the conduction band provided multiple-scattering and hole lifetime effects
are included. The measured occupied bandwidth is 11.15 +/- 0.15 eV, which
is larger than that predicted by our LMTO calculation, but agrees well with
previous experimental and theoretical data. The experiment also reveals th
at the band dispersion is narrower in momentum compared to theory, the diff
erence reaching as much as 0.15 au near the free-electron]Fermi momentum.