Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, First Movement, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor, 4:40.
Java, court gamelan, "Kinds of Flowers," recorded by Robert Brown, 4:43.
Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle, 2:08.
Zaire, Pygmy girls' initiation song, recorded by Colin Turnbull, 0:56.
Australia, Aborigine songs, "Morning Star" and "Devil Bird," recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes, 1:26.
Mexico, "El Cascabel," performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi Mèxico, 3:14.
"Johnny B. Goode," written and performed by Chuck Berry, 2:38.
New Guinea, men's house song, recorded by Robert MacLennan, 1:20.
Japan, shakuhachi, "Cranes in Their Nest," performed by Coro Yamaguchi, 4:51.
Bach, "Gavotte en rondeaux" from the Partita No. 3 in E major for Violin, performed by Arthur Grumiaux, 2:55.
Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14. Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor, 2:55.
Georgian S.S.R., chorus, "Tchakrulo," collected by Radio Moscow, 2:18.
Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima, 0:52.
"Melancholy Blues," performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven, 3:05.
Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes, recorded by Radio Moscow, 2:30.
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor, 4:35.
Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C, No.1. Glenn Gould, piano, 4:48.
Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor, 7:20.
Bulgaria, "Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin," sung by Valya Balkanska, 4:59.
Navajo Indians, Night Chant, recorded by Willard Rhodes, 0:57.
Holborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, "The Fairie Round," performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London, 1:17.
Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service, 1:12.
Peru, wedding song, recorded by John Cohen, 0:38.
China, ch'in, "Flowing Streams," performed by Kuan P'ing-hu, 7:37.
India, raga, "Jaat Kahan Ho," sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar, 3:30.
"Dark Was the Night," written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson, 3:15.
Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina, performed by Budapest String Quartet, 6:37.