Classical Music
- Sir Arthur Bliss – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
- George Crumb
- Ancient Voices of Children for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified piano (and toy piano), and percussion (three players)
- Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet
- Charles Dodge – Earth's Magnetic Field
- Mario Davidovsky – Synchronisms No. 6 for piano and electronic sound
- Morton Feldman – Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety; The Viola in My Life 1, 2 and 3
- Luc Ferrari – Presque rien No. 1 "Le Lever du jour au bord de la mer"
- Miloslav Kabeláč – Symphony No. 8 "Antiphonies"
- György Ligeti – Continuum
- Olivier Messiaen – La Fauvette des Jardins
- Allan Pettersson – Symphony No. 9
- Karlheinz Stockhausen –
- Expo for three players with short-wave radios, and sound projectionist
- Mantra for two pianos and live electronics
- Pole for two players with short-wave radios, and sound projectionist
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[I too am in Arcadia.]”
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