| Composition Name | Date | Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|
| Two3 | 1991 | Duets |
| Ryoanji | 1983 | Small Ensemble |
| Etudes boreales for piano solo | 1978 | Solo |
| Etudes Boreales for violoncello solo | 1978 | Solo |
| Freeman Etudes I-VIII | 1975 | Solo |
| Cheap Imitation | 1969 | Solo |
| Aria with Fontana Mix | 1958 | Vocal |
| Sixteen Dances | 1950 | Small Ensemble |
| Dream | 1948 | Solo |
| Suite for Toy Piano | 1948 | Solo |
| Music for Marcel Duchamp | 1947 | Solo |
| Two Pieces 1946 | 1946 | Solo |
| Three Dances | 1945 | Solo |
| A Valentine Out of Season | 1944 | Solo |
| The Perilous Night | 1944 | Solo |
| Root of an Unfocus | 1944 | Solo |
| Prelude for Meditation | 1944 | Solo |
| A Room | 1943 | Solo |
| Tossed as It Is Untroubled | 1943 | Solo |
| Metamorphosis | 1938 | Solo |
| Bacchanale | 1938 | Solo |
| Two Pieces | 1935 | Solo |
| Chorals | Solo |
| Publication | Title | Author | Date | Reaction | Synopsis | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times | Japan in New Music | Weekender Guide | 12/2/83 | Neutral | Article | |
| The New York Times | MFJ Series at Asia Society | John Rockwell | 12/4/83 | Positive | ..."Ryoanji" attains a meditative rapture that some of Mr. Cage's more abstract recent works have lacked." | Review |
| The New York Times | Music From Japan Festival, Asia Society | Alex Ross | 3/27/93 | Positive | ...The performance by Ms. Yoshihara and Donald Palma found the right tone of serene intensity. | Review |
| The New York Times | Virtuoso Music of Japan | Raphael Mostel | 2/18/90 | Positive | "First performed in the Music From Japan series in New York in 1983, this otherwordly composition is becoming perhaps the best introduction into this influential and elusive composer." | Article |