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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: Gerald Starlight

Gerald Starlight is a member of the American Composers Forum in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he is a composer and performer of music for shakuhachi, the Japanese bamboo flute, his compositional style is based on improvisations of themes and variants utilizing a wide range of portamento ornamentation, microtonal effects produced by various degrees of note bending and sliding, along with asymmetrical tempi that are predominately slow to moderate, creating moods reflecting the natural world. An integral feature of his pieces are the poetic titles; Under The Sky, On Floating Mist, Moon Over Lily P... Read more ยป

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.