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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: Ferdinando DeSena

Ferdinando De Sena, Brooklyn-born American composer currently teaches at the New World School of the Arts, in Miami. He teaches composition and electronic music. He was Director of the Electronic Music Studio at the University of Miami from 2003 to 2009. Scholarly interests include musical aesthetics, and the analysis of popular music. Fred De Sena’s music has been performed at international, national, and regional conferences of CMS (the College Music Society), SCI (the Society of Composers, Inc.), ICMC (the International Computer Music Conference), SEAMUS, (the Society for Electroacoustic Mu... 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.