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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: Joseph Schwantner

Joseph Schwantner was born in Chicago and received his musical and academic training at the Chicago Conservatory and Northwestern University, completing a doctorate in 1968. He previously served on the faculties of the School of Music at Yale University, the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School. In May 2002 he was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Schwantner was composer-in-residence with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra as part of the Meet The Composer/orchestra Residencies Program funded by the Exxon Corporation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the... 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.