- Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14. Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
- Georgian S.S.R., chorus, "Tchakrulo," collected by Radio Moscow
- Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima
- Melancholy Blues, performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven
- Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes, recorded by Radio Moscow
- Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor
- Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C, No.1. Glenn Gould, piano
- Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor
- Bulgaria, "Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin," sung by Valya Balkanska
- Navajo Indians, Night Chant, recorded by Willard Rhodes
- Holborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, "The Fairie Round," performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London
- Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service
- Peru, wedding song, recorded by John Cohen
- China, ch'in, "Flowing Streams," performed by Kuan P'ing-hu
- India, raga, "Jaat Kahan Ho," sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar
- "Dark Was the Night," written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson
- Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina, performed by Budapest String Quartet
- Greetings 1
- Greetings 2
- Greetings 3
- Greetings 4
- Whales
- Volcanoes, Earthquake, Thunder
- Wind, Rain, Surf
- Footsteps, Heart beat, Laughter
- Herding Sheep, Blacksmith, Sawing
- Morse Code, Ships
- Train
- Kiss, Mother, and Child
- Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First Movement, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor
- Java, court gamelan, "Kinds of Flowers," recorded by Robert Brown
- Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle
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- Australia, Aborigine songs, "Morning Star" and "Devil Bird," recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes
- Mexico, "El Cascabel," performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi México
- "Johnny B. Goode," written and performed by Chuck Berry
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- Bach, Gavotte en Rondeaux Partita Nº 3 in E major