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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: Darrell Acree

Darrell Acree was born in Kentucky in 1945. His education was in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering and he is now retired from his engineering career at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he worked in electromagnetics and antenna analysis. A largely self-taught amateur musician all his life, he began serious composition about ten years ago. His preferred medium is the string quartet, generally writing in a free atonal style. He also enjoys playing chamber music - playing double bass in a chamber orchestra and cello in a string quartet. 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.