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: Bruce Lazarus

Composer Bruce Lazarus studied composition at Juilliard with Vincent Persichetti and Andrew Thomas, and earned his B.M. and M.M. in music composition. Fascinated by structure and musical roots, he went on to earn his Ph.D in music theory at Rutgers University. Lazarus’ most recent commissions include choral works for the Juilliard PreCollege Chorus, the Cantabile Chamber Chorale, and the Mens Chorus of South Florida; chamber works for the Storm King Music Festival, the Haydn Society of Florida, Rasia, Downtown Music Productions; ballet and modern dance scores for the New World School of th... 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.