1967 in Music - Classical Music

Classical Music

  • Jean Absil – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
  • George Crumb – Echoes of Time and the River (Echoes II) for orchestra
  • Gottfried von Einem – Violin Concerto
  • Benjamin Frankel – Viola Concerto
  • Philip Glass – 600 Lines
  • Paul Lansky – String Quartet No. 1
  • György Ligeti – Lontano
  • Steve Reich – "Piano Phase"
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen –
    • Hymnen
    • Mixtur, version for small orchestra
    • Prozession
  • Toru Takemitsu – November Steps

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