Works For Solo Instruments (other Than Piano)
- Serenade for flute (1950s)
- Strung Out for amplified violin (1967)
- Piece in the Shape of a Square for 2 flutes (1967)
- Gradus for saxophone (1968)
- Arabesque In Memoriam for flute (1988)
- France from The Screens for violin (1989)
- Melodies for saxophone (1995)
- Songs and Poems for Solo Cello (2005–2007)
- Songs and Poems No.2 for Solo Cello (2010)
- Partita for solo violin (2010–2011)
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