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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: Stan Hoffman

I grew up in Los Angeles where my interest in opera was kindled during a third grade field trip. I played piano from an early age, as well as French horn in the high school band and orchestra. While a student at the University of Michigan I was Music Director for Three Penny Opera and Mother Courage, and studied composition with William Albright, George Caccioppo, and Leslie Bassett. Though primarily interested in opera, my graduate studies in ethnomusicology with William Malm and Judith Becker produced a paper, still cited today in ethnomusicological writings, which received the Charles Seege... 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.