Welcome

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: Michael J. Veloso

My musical education began at an early age: my parents claim that I could sing along to every Beatles song by the age of three. My formal training (such as it was) in classical music began with piano lessons at age six, because I wanted to be just like my kindergarten teacher. During high school, I played keyboards in a cover band called the Planetary Buzz and the jazz band. During my freshman year at Williams College, when I found out that I wanted to become a composer rather than, for example, a biochemical engineer. I wrote my first relatively un-bad piece during my junior year, and end... 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.