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: Paul Desenne

www.pauldesenne.com Steeped in the counterpoint of Bach, music of the 16th century, and contemporary techniques, and influenced always by the rich forms of popular and ethnic Latin American music, 2009 Guggenheim Fellow Paul Desenne was born in Caracas, Venezuela on December 7, 1959 to a French father and American mother. He began composition studies at the age of 14 under Greek composer Iannis Ioannidis, and as a cellist, he became a founding member of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra in 1977. He moved to Paris, turning down the opportunity to prepare for philosophy studies at l'Ecole Nor... Read more »

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.