1969 in Music - Classical Music

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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