Welcome

The New Music USA Online Library is a vast and comprehensive digital database that contains over 57,000 works by more than 6,000 composers, and includes over 14,000 media samples (recordings and scores).

The Online Library was created by the American Music Center, and, after many evolutions, continues today under the guidance of New Music USA.

Artist Spotlight: Arlene Sierra

An American composer based in London, Arlene Sierra is acclaimed for vivid, darkly energetic music that takes its impetus from rich sources including military strategy, Darwinian evolution, and game theory. Described by Time Out New York as "spry, savage, sly and seductive" and by The Guardian (UK) as "rewardingly knotty… the most distinctive and expressive of the evening," her works have been heard worldwide in performances by the Tokyo Philharmonic, the London Sinfonietta, New York City Opera VOX, ICE, Psappha, the Albany Symphony, Lontano, Collage New Music, the Schubert Ensemble and many o... Read more »

Please note: New Music USA does not maintain a physical collection of any kind. Any printed scores or manuscripts held by the American Music Center are now part of a special collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Please contact the Music Division for more information.