NewMusicBox

{{Short description|Online music magazine}}

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| owner = New Music USA

| author = Frank J. Oteri

| editor = Frank J. Oteri

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NewMusicBox is an e-zine launched by the American Music Center on May 1, 1999. The magazine includes interviews and articles concerning American contemporary music, composers, improvisers, and musicians.{{cite web |url=http://emusician.com/mag/emusic_web_page_4/ |title="WEB PAGE" By Gino Robair, Electronic Musician |access-date=2007-12-11 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619232024/http://emusician.com/mag/emusic_web_page_4/ |archive-date=June 19, 2006 }}"[http://www.newmusicbox.org/about.nmbx About NewMusicBox] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028104639/http://www.newmusicbox.org/about.nmbx |date=2007-10-28 }}", NewMusicBox.org.

A few interviews include renowned American composers: John Luther Adams,{{NewMusicBox|id=In-Conversation-with-John-Luther-Adams|title=In Conversation with John Luther Adams|composer=John Luther Adams|author=Molly Sheridan|conducted=|published=October 25, 2004}} Milton Babbitt,{{NewMusicBox|id=milton-babbitt-a-discussion-in-12-parts|title=A Discussion in 12 Parts|composer-link = Milton Babbitt | composer = Milton Babbitt|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=October 16, 2001|published=December 1, 2001}} Steve Reich,{{NewMusicBox|id=In-Conversation-with-Steve-Reich|title=In Conversation with Steve Reich|composer-link = Steve Reich | composer = Steve Reich|author=Molly Sheridan|conducted=|published=June 27, 2002}} John Eaton,{{NewMusicBox|id=john-eaton-involving-audiences-in-the-sweep-of-the-music/14|title=Involving Audiences in the Sweep of the Music #13: Getting The Music Out There|composer-link = John Eaton (composer) | composer = John Eaton|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=August 3, 2000|published=September 1, 2000|video=yes}} Annea Lockwood,{{NewMusicBox|id=annea-lockwood-beside-the-hudson-river|title=Annea Lockwood Beside the Hudson River|composer-link = Annea Lockwood | composer = Annea Lockwood|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=November 11, 2003|published=January 1, 2004|video=yes}} Frederic Rzewski,{{NewMusicBox|id=frederic-rzewski-visits-america|title=Frederic Rzewski Visits America|composer-link = Frederic Rzewski | composer = Frederic Rzewski|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=September 5, 2002|published=November 1, 2002|video=yes}} George Crumb,{{NewMusicBox|id=george-crumb-jumping-off-the-page-to-become-sound|title=Jumping Off The Page to Become Sound|composer-link = George Crumb | composer = George Crumb|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=July 12, 2002|published=August 1, 2002|video=yes}} Meredith Monk,{{NewMusicBox|id=meredith-monk-composer-first|title=Composer First|composer-link = Meredith Monk | composer = Meredith Monk|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=March 16, 2000|published=April 1, 2000}} Elliott Carter,{{NewMusicBox|id=the-career-of-a-century-elliott-carter|title=The Career of a Century|composer-link = Elliott Carter | composer = Elliott Carter|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=February 4, 2000|published=March 1, 2000}} La Monte Young,{{NewMusicBox|id=la-monte-young-and-marian-zazeela-at-the-dream-house|title=La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela at the Dream House|composer=La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=August 13–14, 2003|published=October 1, 2003|video=yes}} David Del Tredici,{{NewMusicBox|id=thinking-big-david-del-tredici-a-conversation-in-13-parts|title=Thinking Big: David Del Tredici, a conversation in 13 parts|composer-link = David Del Tredici | composer = David Del Tredici|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=May 6, 2003|published=June 1, 2003|video=yes}} Terry Riley,{{NewMusicBox|id=terry-riley-obsessed-and-passionate-about-all-music|title=Obsessed and Passionate About All Music|composer-link = Terry Riley | composer = Terry Riley|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=June 1, 2001|published=February 16, 2001}} Tod Machover,{{NewMusicBox|id=tod-machover-technology-and-the-future-of-new-music|title=Technology and the Future of New Music|composer-link = Tod Machover | composer = Tod Machover|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=August 18, 1999|published=October 1, 1999}} Alvin Lucier,{{NewMusicBox|id=sitting-in-a-room-with-alvin-lucier-alvin-lucier|title=Sitting in a Room with Alvin Lucier|composer-link = Alvin Lucier | composer = Alvin Lucier|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=February 9, 2005|published=April 1, 2005|video=yes}} Pauline Oliveros,http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=1031 Pauline Oliveros: Creating, Performing And Listening Texas and Accordions, Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox, December 1, 2000 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230111008/http://www.newmusicbox.org/article.nmbx?id=1031 |date=December 30, 2005 }} and Peter Schickele.{{NewMusicBox|id=peter-schickele-in-conversation-with-frank-j-oteri|title=Humor in Music|composer-link = Peter Schickele | composer = Peter Schickele|author=Frank J. Oteri|conducted=March 15, 2004|published=May 1, 2004|video=yes}}

In 1999, NewMusicBox was awarded ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/deems_taylor/1999/ |title=32ND ANNUAL ASCAP DEEMS TAYLOR AWARD RECIPIENTS |access-date=2007-12-11 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724014235/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/deems_taylor/1999/ |archive-date=July 24, 2009 }} This was the first time an Internet site was awarded the prize. Since inception, founding editor Frank J. Oteri and contributing writers, have received several awards for their articles on NewMusicBox.{{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2002/35deemswinners_121002.html |title=35th Annual Deems Taylor Awards Winners Presented |access-date=2007-12-11 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523005259/http://www.ascap.com/press/2002/35deemswinners_121002.html |archive-date=May 23, 2011 }} In March 2000, the San Francisco Chronicle's Joshua Kosman hailed NewMusicBox as, "The Web's smartest and snazziest resource for news, features, reviews and interviews on contemporary classical music."Joshua Kosman (2000). "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/03/07/DD21316.DTL&hw=newmusicbox&sn=001&sc=1000 CLASSICAL MUSIC - Find Information, Presto]", San Francisco Chronicle.San Francisco Chronicle's "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/03/07/DDBESTOFWEB.DTL&hw=newmusicbox&sn=002&sc=733 Best of the Web]", SFGate.com (2000).

In 2002, NewMusicJukeBox was launched to complement NewMusicBox.Barbara Jepson (2002). "[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1033435349509928673?mod=googlewsj This Jukebox Will Play Aaron Copland]", Wall Street Journal Online. This made scores and sound files available via the Internet creating a virtual listening room which cross references the music to their database of articles and information on American Contemporary Music.Anthony Tommasini (2002). "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E5DB113BF93AA35753C1A9649C8B63 CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Click to Download Scores By New American Composers]", NYTimes.com. NewMusicJukeBox was subsequently renamed AMC Online Library and incorporated into the American Music Center's redesigned website.

NewMusicBox's 10th anniversary in May 2009 has been noted by Alex Ross,Ross, Alex (2009). "[https://www.therestisnoise.com/2009/05/trailblazers.html Trailblazers]", TheRestIsNoise.com. Drew McManus,McManus, Drew (2009). "[http://www.adaptistration.com/?p=4660 Happy Anniversary NewMusicBox!]", Adaptistration.com. and others.