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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: Monica Houghton

Monica (Niki) Houghton was born in Bennington, Vermont, and grew up in Reno, Nevada. She received A.B. and A.M. degrees from Harvard University and an M.M. in Composition from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Margaret Brouwer. Ms. Houghton began composing in 1993, studying first with Mary Ann Griebling and then with Dennis Eberhard. She has been the recipient of awards from ASCAP, the American Music Center, the Ohio Arts Council (an Individual Excellence Award in 2007), the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, ASCAP/SCI and the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2007 she was na... Read more ยป

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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.