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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: Waddy Thompson

Waddy Thompson's works have been performed at the Symphony Space, Spoleto Festival U.S.A., St. Louis Spring Festival, Chicago Festival of New Music, Florida New Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival, and on many recitals. He graduated from the Eastman School of Music (B.M., 1975), where he was a student of Samuel Adler and Joseph Schwantner. He attended graduate school at Florida State University, where he studied with Carlisle Floyd and subsequently with Allen Sapp, earning a M.M. in 1976 and D.M. in 1979. He currently is executive director of the InterSchool Orchestras of New ... 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.