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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: Keith B. Lay

Born in 1958, Keith Lay grew up in rural Wadsworth, Ohio. By the end of high school he had performed or conducted his own compositions for symphonic band, piano, jazz orchestra and chamber ensembles. After earning a Masters in Music Composition from the University of Akron School of Music, and recently a Masters of Education Media Design and Technology from Full Sail University, his career focused on university teaching, engineering and producing music and videos for record labels, education and commercial broadcast. Keith won the coveted Riverside International Composition Competition in ... 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.