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: Rafael Hernandez

Rafael Hernandez was born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1975, though he considers himself a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he grew up. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1998 and his Master of Music degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2001. Currently he is a Chancellor's Fellow at Indiana University where he is pursuing a DM in music composition. Rafael has studied with Sven-David Sandstrom, Don Freund, P.Q. Phan, Sydney Hodkinson, Dan Welcher, Donald Grantham, Russell Pinkston, and Allan Blank. Some of Rafael’s accomplishments... 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.