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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: John M. Kennedy

Composer John M. Kennedy (b. 1960) began his career studying Jazz bass at the Berklee College of Music in Boston before returning to his native Cleveland to attend the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, studying composition with Loris Chobanian and double bass with Anthony F. Knight. After completing undergraduate work in double bass performance he reached a turning point in his career with a commission from the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra in 1985 and First Prize in the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Young Composer Contest. Soon after he was awarded a fellowship to study at the University of Mich... 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.