Classical Music
- Benjamin Britten – Suite for harp, op. 83
- Gavin Bryars – The Sinking of the Titanic
- Sylvano Bussotti – Rara Requiem
- Gian Paolo Chiti - Violin concerto
- George Crumb – Night of the Four Moons for alto, alto flute/piccolo, banjo, electric cello, and percussion; Madrigals, Books III (for soprano, harp, and percussion) and Books IV for soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, harp, double bass, and percussion
- Mario Davidovsky – Synchronisms No. 5 for percussion players and tape
- Peter Maxwell Davies – St Thomas Wake
- Vagn Holmboe – String Quartet no. 10, op. 102
- György Ligeti – Ramifications for 12 solo strings (1968–69)
- Francis Jackson – Sonata for Organ No. 1
- Miklós Rózsa – Concerto for Cello
- Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 14, Op. 135, for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion
- Karlheinz Stockhausen –
- Dr. K Sextett, for flute, bass clarinet, viola, cello, percussion (tubular chimes and vibraphone), and piano
- Fresco. for four orchestral groups
- Hymnen, Third Region, electronic music with orchestra
- Momente (third and final version)
- Stop (Paris version, for 19 players)
- Leif Thybo – Concerto for violin and orchestra
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