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: Tobias Picker

Born in New York City, Tobias Picker has studied with Charles Wuorinen, Elliott Carter and Milton Babbitt. At the age of 24, he was described by the New Yorker as “a genuine creator with a fertile unforced vein of invention.” Seven years later, he was invited to be Composer-in-Residence of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the youngest American composer ever chosen for such a prestigious post. Mr Picker has been commissioned and performed by many of the world’s leading orchestras, ensembles and soloists including New York Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the... 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.