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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: Martin Hennessy

Martin Hennessy has been earning a reputation as a composer through a growing catalogue of art song, chamber music, opera and musical theater. Vox 2006: Showcasing American Composers recently presented an extended excerpt of his opera, A Letter to East 11th Street (libretto: Mark Campbell) with George Manahan conducting the New York City Opera orchestra. His Four Ben Jonson Songs won first prize in the 2005 San Francisco Song Festival and received their San Francisco and Boston premiers to generous critical praise. The Estate Project for Artists with AIDS has commissioned him twice. He has rec... 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.