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: Bernard Rands

Through some ninety works composed for a wide range of performance genres, Bernard Rands is established as a major figure in contemporary music. The originality and distinctive character of his music have been variously described as “plangent lyricism” with a “dramatic intensity” and a “musicality and clarity of idea allied to a sophisticated and elegant technical mastery” - qualities he developed from his early studies with Dallapiccola and Berio in Italy. Born in England in 1934, Rands emigrated to the United States in 1975 since when he has been honored by awards from the American Academy o... 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.