{"id":10454,"date":"2025-02-28T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T20:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/?page_id=10454"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:52:53","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;82%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;82%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||5px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2026\/03\/QCL1-logo1-white-80h.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Queens College Library logo white&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Queens College Library&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;QCL Logo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/02\/cropped-2024-09-10_Rosenthal_Library-08-scaled-3-e1773941209524.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Spring view of Benjamin S. 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The Music Library is located on two levels in the Music Building and contains over 40,000 scores, 35,000 books and 30,000 sound recordings as well as a computer lab, book scanner, and circulating iPads. The reference collection, including complete works of composers and monuments of music, is one of the best in the New York City area. In addition to materials housed in the Music Library, Special Collections on the works of <a href=\"https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/resources\/karol_rathaus_papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karol Rathaus Archives<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/resources\/k_robert_schwarz_papers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K. Robert Schwarz Papers<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qcarchives.libraryhost.com\/repositories\/2\/resources\/86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leo Kraft Papers<\/a> are housed in the Benjamin Rosenthal Library.<\/p>\n<p>You can browse our collection online using <a href=\"https:\/\/cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01CUNY_QC:CUNY_QC&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneSearch<\/a>. 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