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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: Charles Ditto

Charles Ditto is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Texas--the son of a rockabilly guitarist/singer and a church pianist/organist. As part of an active musical family, he began studying piano, clarinet, and guitar at an early age. He received a BM in composition from the University of Houston, graduating Magna Cum Laude. After relocating to Austin in 1980, Ditto established Ditto Records and Human Symphony Music, and has produced and marketed sixteen albums of original music to date. He worked as a dance class pianist for 16 years at the University of Texas and Ballet Austin. Other 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.