New York University Collection of Contemporary Composers' Websites
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Abstract
The New York University Collection of Contemporary Composers' Websites (2014-ongoing) consists of a selection of websites produced and operated by contemporary composers for the promotion of their work and careers. The websites typically include biographical data, calendars of performances, catalogs of scores and recordings, and embedded audio and video. Capture of the sites began in 2014 and is ongoing.
Historical Note
The New York University Collection of Contemporary Composers' Websites (2014-ongoing) was established in 2014 as part of a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The curatorial emphasis was on young, emerging American composers. New composers were selected by curators Kent Underwood and Robin Preiss from 2015-2018.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by last name of the composer.
Scope and Contents
The New York University Collection of Contemporary Composers' Websites (2014-ongoing) consists of a selection of websites produced and operated by contemporary composers for the promotion of their work and careers. "Contemporary" is defined as living or, in a few cases, very recently deceased. "Composers" is defined as creative musicians who are working within, are descending from, or are in some significant way connected to the Western traditions of concert music; this includes composers who produce notated scores plus those whose work embraces improvisation, collaborative composition, and other post-modern/post-classical creative practices. The sites typically include biographical data; calendars of performances; catalogs of scores and recordings; and embedded audio and video. Capture of the sites began in 2014 and is ongoing.
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Conditions Governing Access
Archived websites are open to researchers without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; New York University Collection of Contemporary Composers' Websites; MSS 496; Wayback URL; Fales Library & Special Collections, New York University.
Custodial History
Websites were selected by Kent Underwood and Robin Preiss and captured through the use of Archive-It. Archive-It uses web crawling technology to capture websites at a scheduled time and displays only an archived copy, from the resulting WARC file, of the website.
Accession numbers associated with this collection are 2012.350, 2016.029, 2016.034, 2016.040, 2016.041, 2017.013, 2017.038, 2017.043, 2017.044, 2017.045, 2017.046, 2017.048, 2017.055, 2017.056, 2017.057, 2017.058, 2017.059, 2017.060, 2017.061, 2017.062, 2017.063, 2017.064, 2017.065, 2017.066, 2017.067, 2017.069, 2017.070, 2017.071, 2017.072, 2017.073, 2017.074, 2017.075, 2017.076, 2017.077, 2017.078, 2017.079, 2017.080, 2017.081, 2017.082, 2017.083, 2017.084, 2017.093, 2017.094. 2017.095, 2017.096, 2017.097, 2017.098, 2017.100, 2017.101, 2017.102, 2017.103, 2017.104, 2017.106, 2017.107, 2017.108, 2017.109, 2017.110, 2017.111, 2017.112, 2017.113, 2017.114, 2017.115, 2017.116, 2017.117, 2017.118, 2017.119, 2017.120, 2017.121, 2017.122, 2017.123, 2017.124, 2017.125, 2017.126, 2017.127, 2017.128, 2017.129, 2017.130, 2017.131, 2017.132, 2017.133, 2017.134, 2017.135, 2017.136, 2017.137, 2017.138, 2017.139, 2017.140, 2017.141, 2017.143, 2017.144, 2017.145, 2017.146, 2017.147, 2017.148, 2017.149, 2017.150, 2017.151, 2017.152, 2017.153, 2017.154, 2017.155, 2017.156, 2017.157, 2017.158, 2017.159, 2017.160, 2017.161, 2017.162, 2017.164, 2017.165, 2017.166, 2017.167, 2017.168, 2017.170, 2017.189, 2017.190, 2017.192, 2017.193, 2017.194, 2017.195, 2017.196, 2017.197, 2017.198, 2017.199, 2017.200, 2017.201, 2017.202, 2017.203, 2017.204, 2017.206, 2017.207, 2017.208, 2017.209, 2017.210, 2017.211, 2017.212, 2017.213, 2017.214, 2017.215, 2017.216, 2017.217, 2017.218, 2017.220, 2017.221, 2017.222, 2017.223, 2017.224, 2017.225, 2017.226, 2017.227, 2017.228, 2017.229, 2017.232, 2017.233, 2017.235, 2017.236, 2017.237, 2017.238, 2017.239, 2017.240, 2017.241, 2017.242, 2017.243, 2017.244, 2017.245, 2017.246, 2017.247, 2017.248, 2017.249, 2017.250, 2017.252, 2017.253, 2017.254, 2017.255, 2017.256, 2017.257, 2017.258, 2017.259, 2017.260, 2017.261, 2017.262, 2017.263, 2017.264, 2017.265, 2017.266, 2017.267, 2017.268, 2017.269, 2017.270, 2017.271, 2017.272, 2017.273, 2017.274, 2017.275, 2017.276, 2017.277, 2017.278, 2017.279, 2017.280, 2017.281, 2017.282, 2017.283, 2017.284, 2017.285, 2017.287, 2017.288, 2017.289, 2017.290, 2017.292, 2017.293, 2017.294, 2017.295, 2017.296, 2017.297, 2017.298, 2018.001, 2018.002, 2018.003, 2018.004, 2018.005, 2018.006, 2018.007, 2018.008, 2018.009, 2018.010, 2018.011, 2018.012, 2018.013, 2018.014, 2018.015, 2018.016, 2018.017, 2018.018, 2018.019, 2018.020, 2018.021, 2018.022, 2018.023, 2019.067, 2019.069, 2019.072, 2019.073, 2020.007, 2020.010, 2020.012, 2020.014, 2020.015, 2020.018, 2020.026, 2020.029, 2020.030, 2020.038, 2021.002, 2021.007, 2021.008, 2021.019, 2021.032, 2021.038, 2022.006, 2022.007, 2022.008, 2022.010, 2022.013, 2022.019, 2022.024, 2022.028, 2022.032, 2022.034, 2022.036, 2022.041, 2022.043, 2022.045, 2022.049, 2023.001, 2023.002, 2023.013, 2023.022, 2023.028, 2023.034, 2023.041, 2023.045, 2024.002, 2024.012, 2024.026, 2024.030, 2024.037, 2025.004, 2025.007, 2025.010, and 2025.015.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes JavaScript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.
Take Down Policy
Archived websites are made accessible for purposes of education and research. NYU Libraries have given attribution to rights holders when possible; however, due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify this information.
If you hold the rights to materials in our archived websites that are unattributed, please let us know so that we may maintain accurate information about these materials.
If you are a rights holder and are concerned that you have found material on this website for which you have not granted permission (or is not covered by a copyright exception under US copyright laws), you may request the removal of the material from our site by submitting a notice, with the elements described below, to the special.collections@nyu.edu.
Please include the following in your notice: Identification of the material you believe to be infringing and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material; your contact information, such as an address, telephone number, and email address; a statement that you are the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed and that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and made under penalty of perjury; and your physical or electronic signature. Upon receiving a notice that includes the details listed above, we will remove the allegedly infringing material from public view while we assess the issues identified in your notice.
Accruals
As of 2021, websites are captured annually.
About this Guide
Processing Information
Beginning in 2014, Kent Underwood and Robin Preiss selected websites related to contemporary composers. From 2017-2018, Bess Pittman and Caroline Oliveira accessioned and described the majority of the collection and created the finding aid. Beginning in October 2018, the collection was maintained by Nicole Greenhouse. Maintenance of the collection includes rescoping due to missing captured content; redirects and content drift; missing embedded materials (such as videos or attached Google documents and PDFs); and other materials created by the selected composers. From 2023-2025, student workers Lizzy Zarate and Mercedes Rodrigues Lima wrote additional description and standardized description across the entire collection. Additional administrative description was added by Nicole Greenhouse. In 2025, the finding aid was edited by Mercedes Rodrigues Lima to include updated descriptions of the composers and their websites.
