Compositions in Chronological Order

NOTE:  This list is roughly chronological, but not all the dates are in precise order. Some of the dates indicate when the work was completed, some indicate the premier. Elias kept a list of his work throughout his career and what you see below is the order he chose.    

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  1. Sonatine for Unaccompanied Bb Clarinet 1952, Premiered New York 1952
  2. Rain and Fog – A Sunny Day for Children’s Chorus and Percussion instruments: Premiered New York 1953
  3. Duo for Violin and Piano: Premiered Music In Our Time 1956
  4. Fantasia No. 2 for Piano
  5. Andante and Allegro For Orchestra
  6. Rondo for Piano: Mary Tanenbaum, Piano 1953
  7. String Quartet #1 ‘Music In Our Time’ 1955
  8. Sonatine for Woodwind Quintet: Music in our Time – 1956
  9. Concertant for Orchestra: Premiered, Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1955
  10. Sonatina for Piano: Maxim Schur. – 1956
  11. Little Serenade: Mary Tanenbaum, Piano – 1955
  12. Symphony #1– Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1956
  13. String Quartet #2 – Music In Our Time – 1956
  14. Chamber Piece #1 – 1956
  15. Concertante #2 – Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1957
  16. Cynology -1957
  17. Fantasia for Violin and Piano: Fred Zewicki – Violin – New York – 1958
  18. Trio for Flute, Cello, Bass Violin: Premiered by Members of the Chicago Symphony – 1964
  19. Variations for Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic conducted by Akeo Watanabe – 1962
  20. Four Pieces for Speaking Voice, Duo Piano: Inga and Maxim Schur – 1964
  21. Peter Quince at the Clavier
  22. Woodwind Quintet #2: Music in Our Time – 1958
  23. Sonata for Piano: Mary Tanenbaum – 1959
  24. Music for 3 Chamber Groups: Rutgers Chamber Group – 1962
  25. Structures for Brass Quintet: International Festival of Contemporary Music, Zagreb, Yugoslavia – American Brass Quintet – 1966
  26. Andante and Allegro: Gerard Schwarz, Trumpet – 1962
  27. Six Designs for Orchestra – 1962
  28. Nove – 1963
  29. Music for Piano – 1963
  30. Phantasies of a Prisoner – 1964
  31. Trio for B Clarinet, Cello and Piano: Scherzo Trio – 1965
  32. Hiroshima – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1964
  33. Contrasts – Mary Tanenbaum – 1965
  34. Piece for Cello and Piano: David and Mary Tanenbaum
  35. The Last of the Just 1967
  36. Trios: Rutgers Chamber Group – 1968
  37. Music for 2 Pianos – 1968
  38. The Electric Suite (tape): College of New Rochelle – 1969
  39. Sound Patterns: Iona Children’s Chorus – 1968
  40. Patterns and Improvisations: American Brass Quintet – 1969
  41. Jazz Set: Chamber Jazz Ensemble – 1969
  42. Scenario – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1969
  43. Consort – 1970
  44. Families of Song My: Chorus of College of New Rochelle – Town Hall – 1973
  45. Contrasts (tape) – Kitchen 1973, Listen
  46. Blue Fantasy (tape) Kitchen – 1973
  47. Movements (tape) Kitchen 1973, Listen
  48. For the Bird (tape) Kitchen – 1973, Listen
  49. Transformation for Flute and Tape: Sam Baron, Flute – 1973
  50. Music for Guitar: David Tanenbaum – San Francisco – 1975
  51. Landscape with Chants (tape) – San Diego – 1973
  52. Interruptions -1973
  53. Fantasy for Violin and Tape – 1973
  54. Images – Sheila Schonbrun – Voice – 1973
  55. Images II – Manhattan Percussion Ensemble – 1973
  56. Contradictions (tape) – New York – 1974
  57. Rituals and Reactions: Manhattan Chorus and Ensemble, Daniel Paget, Conductor – 1975
  58. Fantasie for Four Harps and Tape: New York Harp Ensemble – 1975
  59. Remembrance – St. Paul Chamber Orchestra – 1978
  60. Piano and Tape: Harold Lewin, Piano – 1977
  61. Guitar– 1975 – David Tanenbaum – 1976
  62. Images III: Judith Bettina, Soprano – 1977
  63. Sea and Earth (tape): New York – 1977
  64. Mirage and Incantations – Klaidescope – 1979
  65. Words – Brooklyn Philharmonia: Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1977
  66. String Quartet and Tape: Boyar Quartet – 1977
  67. Reflections – Mary Tanenbaum, Piano – 1977
  68. Extensions For Woodwind Quintet and Tape – Alexander Quintet – 1978
  69. Further Reflections: Arioso Trio – 1979
  70. Sounds Are – Paget Chorale – 1979
  71. 12 with Tape – 1978
  72. Starflight – Ted Hoyle, Cello – 1979
  73. Parallel Worlds – Westchester Conservatory Orchestra – Composer conducting – 1980
  74. The Two of Us: Jay Elfenbein – Bass – 1980
  75. Clarinet Trio with tape – 1980
  76. Duo for Guitar and Viola: Tanenbaum-Walther Duo – 1980
  77. Side by Side: Brooklyn Philharmonia – Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1980
  78. Variations and Improvisations For Alto Flute and Tape: Katherine Hoover, Flute – 1981
  79. Last Letters from Stalingrad – Cal-Arts Festival of Contemporary Music for the Cal-Arts Players, March 1983
  80. Alpha (A children’s opera) – 1982
  81. The Four of Us – The Gamut Bass Quartet – 1983
  82. Piano Music – Mary Tanenbaum – 1983
  83. The Three of Us– Scheduled Premiere November 15, 1983: Gageego Trio
  84. Waves – For Guitar and Orchestra – 1983
  85. Birthday Waves – .New Orchestra of Westchester – October 1983
  86. More Waves – For Solo Guitar – Premlered 9/1984 at Symphony Space in New York by David Tanenbaum, Guitar
  87. Keep Going, by George – premiere April 1985 by Ensemble For American Music
  88. Flight Piano & Tape; A student piece 1984
  89. Blurred Visions, Premiered by New York Ensemble 1986.
  90. A Bubble in my Eye Premiered by Bowery Ensemble 1986.
  91. Kaleidoscope String orchestra and tape; Premiered by American Composers Orchestra – 1986
  92. The Light and the Dark Ballet; Premiered by the Berkshire Ballet in 1987
  93. Remembrance II (The Parker Variations) for Piano and Tape– 1987
  94. Shadows String Quartet and Guitar; Premiered by Fidel io Quartet – 1991
  95. Ko Ballet; Lo-Lan Dance Co. – 1989
  96. Coming Together: Premiered by David Taylor – 1990
  97. Memories and Remembrance (Parker Variations), Piano and Tape; Premiered by Harold Lewin, piano – 1987
  98. Guitars Premiered by San Francisco Guitar Ensemble- 1991
  99. A Memory Piano and Tape, Student piano 1998
  100. Reflected Images Flute and Guitar, Premiered by San Francisco Ensemble- 1989
  101. Land Born of Grass: For Flute, Viola, Percussion, Tape and Dancer. 1989
  102. Flying Upsala Ballet; Premiered by Lo-Lan Dance Co. – 1990
  103. Columbus Orchestra and Tape; Premiered 9/19/1992 by New Orchestra of Westchester, Paul Dunkel, Conductor.
  104. Cycles 2 Pianos, tape and percussion; Premiered – 1991
  105. Things Change Solo Guitar; Premiered by David Tanenbaum, Guitar – 1992
  106. Hidden Journey Student Piano
  107. Off Center Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Violin and Bass Violin; Composed for members of the Chicago Symphony – 1992. Premiered 11/93; Chicago Pro Musica.
  108. Changing Times Violin, Cello, Piano; Premiered 10/1993 by the Tamarack Trio.
  109. Clarinet Fanfare Premiered 3/1994 by the Manhattan Contemporary Ensemble.
  110. The Imposition 1994. An opera in one act; 30 minutes; 3 singers: Male narrator, 1 Female singer, 1 Male singer; 4 musicians: Piano Percussion, Clarinet, Cello. Premiered by the Golden Fleece Opera, Ltd.
  111. W Y H I W Y G [What You Hear Is What You Get] 1995. Solo Guitar, Solo Bass and Musicians.
  112. Simon’s Song Children’s Piano Piece; 1995
  113. Coming Together Again 1995; Piano, Bass trombone, Contra bass, Violin; David Taylor Quartet
  114. Ode To Nicholas 1996; Children’s Piano Piece
  115. First Bassman 1996; Solo Contrabass, Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  116. Again 1996; Trumpet, French Horn, Bass Trombone.
  117. Octatonic Haze 1997; Piano Solo
  118. Bells and Things 1997; 4 Percussion
  119. What Are We Doing? 1997; Violin, Viola, Guitar
  120. Vo Shon 2001 1998; Electronic Ballet, Ko and Dancers, Taipei, Taiwan
  121. Winds Woods and Things: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon — 1998
  122. Guitar Perc: Guitar and Percussion. — 1999
  123. Sax Quartet — 1999
  124. Jammin: 4 guitars — 1999
  125. Elements: Piano — 1999
  126. Dreamscape: Piano –1999
  127. WYHIWYG; (What You Hear is What you Get Version 2): Chamber Orchestra — 1999
  128. Hazy Light: String Quartet
  129. Lazer Light: 5 percussion – 2000
  130. Mostly Five: Flute, clarinet , violin and piano 1999
  131. Space Walk – Electronic tape
  132. Lament for Piano
  133. Zachary’s Dance for Piano
  134. Roaming Star
  135. Guitarscape NY – 2002
  136. Toccata for piano
  137. A Passion For An Atheist – 2004
  138. Back Viola & Guitar – 2004
  139. BRING EM ON for String Quartet
  140. The Lies of War for Clarinet, guitar and bass violin – 2004
  141. Fallujah for Saxophone Quartet
  142. Bushwacked for National Steel Guitar
  143. Najef for piano
  144. Collateral Damage for Guitar and Percussion