Concertante
- Concerto No.1 for clarinet and orchestra (1941); version for piano and orchestra (1943)
- Three American Pieces for flute or violin and small orchestra (1944); also for violin and piano
- Concerto for oboe and orchestra (1947–1948)
- Elegy for clarinet and orchestra (1949)
- Concerto No.2 for piano and orchestra (1949–1951, revised 1953); modeled after Beethoven's Emperor Concerto
- Cello Concert for solo cello and orchestra (1966)
- Concerto for solo percussion and large or small orchestra (1974)
- Orpheus for cello or viola or violin and chamber orchestra (1972); also version titled Orpheus and Euridice (1983)
- Night Music for John Lennon (Prelude, Fugue and Chorale) for brass quintet and orchestra (1980–1981)
- Orpheus and Euridice for 2 violins, chamber orchestra and tape (1983); 2nd version of Orpheus (1972)
- Renaissance Concerto for flute and orchestra (1985)
- Concerto No.2 for clarinet and small orchestra (1988)
- For Lenny, Variation on "New York, New York" for obbligato piano and orchestra (1988); also version for solo piano
- American Landscapes, concerto for guitar and small orchestra (1989)
- Elegy for Anne Frank for chamber orchestra and piano solo, speaker ad lib. (1989); portion from Symphony No.3; composed to commemorate 60th birthday anniversary of Anne Frank
- Concerto for the Left Hand for piano left hand and orchestra (1993)
- For Tōru for flute and string orchestra or string quintet (1996)
- Capriccio for cello and small orchestra (1999)
- Celebration for brass quintet and orchestra (1999)
- Solo Transformed for piano and small orchestra (2000); original version for solo piano; also version titled Solo Observed for piano and small ensemble (1982)
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