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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- Sonatine for Unaccompanied Bb Clarinet 1952, Premiered New York 1952
- Rain and Fog – A Sunny Day for Children’s Chorus and Percussion instruments: Premiered New York 1953
- Duo for Violin and Piano: Premiered Music In Our Time 1956
- Fantasia No. 2 for Piano
- Andante and Allegro For Orchestra
- Rondo for Piano: Mary Tanenbaum, Piano 1953
- String Quartet #1 ‘Music In Our Time’ 1955
- Sonatine for Woodwind Quintet: Music in our Time – 1956
- Concertant for Orchestra: Premiered, Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1955
- Sonatina for Piano: Maxim Schur. – 1956
- Little Serenade: Mary Tanenbaum, Piano – 1955
- Symphony #1– Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1956
- String Quartet #2 – Music In Our Time – 1956
- Chamber Piece #1 – 1956
- Concertante #2 – Cooper Union Orchestra: David Broekman, Conductor – 1957
- Cynology -1957
- Fantasia for Violin and Piano: Fred Zewicki – Violin – New York – 1958
- Trio for Flute, Cello, Bass Violin: Premiered by Members of the Chicago Symphony – 1964
- Variations for Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic conducted by Akeo Watanabe – 1962
- Four Pieces for Speaking Voice, Duo Piano: Inga and Maxim Schur – 1964
- Peter Quince at the Clavier
- Woodwind Quintet #2: Music in Our Time – 1958
- Sonata for Piano: Mary Tanenbaum – 1959
- Music for 3 Chamber Groups: Rutgers Chamber Group – 1962
- Structures for Brass Quintet: International Festival of Contemporary Music, Zagreb, Yugoslavia – American Brass Quintet – 1966
- Andante and Allegro: Gerard Schwarz, Trumpet – 1962
- Six Designs for Orchestra – 1962
- Nove – 1963
- Music for Piano – 1963
- Phantasies of a Prisoner – 1964
- Trio for B Clarinet, Cello and Piano: Scherzo Trio – 1965
- Hiroshima – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1964
- Contrasts – Mary Tanenbaum – 1965
- Piece for Cello and Piano: David and Mary Tanenbaum
- The Last of the Just 1967
- Trios: Rutgers Chamber Group – 1968
- Music for 2 Pianos – 1968
- The Electric Suite (tape): College of New Rochelle – 1969
- Sound Patterns: Iona Children’s Chorus – 1968
- Patterns and Improvisations: American Brass Quintet – 1969
- Jazz Set: Chamber Jazz Ensemble – 1969
- Scenario – Iona Children’s Chorus – 1969
- Consort – 1970
- Families of Song My: Chorus of College of New Rochelle – Town Hall – 1973
- Contrasts (tape) – Kitchen 1973, Listen
- Blue Fantasy (tape) Kitchen – 1973
- Movements (tape) Kitchen 1973, Listen
- For the Bird (tape) Kitchen – 1973, Listen
- Transformation for Flute and Tape: Sam Baron, Flute – 1973
- Music for Guitar: David Tanenbaum – San Francisco – 1975
- Landscape with Chants (tape) – San Diego – 1973
- Interruptions -1973
- Fantasy for Violin and Tape – 1973
- Images – Sheila Schonbrun – Voice – 1973
- Images II – Manhattan Percussion Ensemble – 1973
- Contradictions (tape) – New York – 1974
- Rituals and Reactions: Manhattan Chorus and Ensemble, Daniel Paget, Conductor – 1975
- Fantasie for Four Harps and Tape: New York Harp Ensemble – 1975
- Remembrance – St. Paul Chamber Orchestra – 1978
- Piano and Tape: Harold Lewin, Piano – 1977
- Guitar– 1975 – David Tanenbaum – 1976
- Images III: Judith Bettina, Soprano – 1977
- Sea and Earth (tape): New York – 1977
- Mirage and Incantations – Klaidescope – 1979
- Words – Brooklyn Philharmonia: Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1977
- String Quartet and Tape: Boyar Quartet – 1977
- Reflections – Mary Tanenbaum, Piano – 1977
- Extensions For Woodwind Quintet and Tape – Alexander Quintet – 1978
- Further Reflections: Arioso Trio – 1979
- Sounds Are – Paget Chorale – 1979
- 12 with Tape – 1978
- Starflight – Ted Hoyle, Cello – 1979
- Parallel Worlds – Westchester Conservatory Orchestra – Composer conducting – 1980
- The Two of Us: Jay Elfenbein – Bass – 1980
- Clarinet Trio with tape – 1980
- Duo for Guitar and Viola: Tanenbaum-Walther Duo – 1980
- Side by Side: Brooklyn Philharmonia – Lucas Foss, Conductor – 1980
- Variations and Improvisations For Alto Flute and Tape: Katherine Hoover, Flute – 1981
- Last Letters from Stalingrad – Cal-Arts Festival of Contemporary Music for the Cal-Arts Players, March 1983
- Alpha (A children’s opera) – 1982
- The Four of Us – The Gamut Bass Quartet – 1983
- Piano Music – Mary Tanenbaum – 1983
- The Three of Us– Scheduled Premiere November 15, 1983: Gageego Trio
- Waves – For Guitar and Orchestra – 1983
- Birthday Waves – .New Orchestra of Westchester – October 1983
- More Waves – For Solo Guitar – Premlered 9/1984 at Symphony Space in New York by David Tanenbaum, Guitar
- Keep Going, by George – premiere April 1985 by Ensemble For American Music
- Flight Piano & Tape; A student piece 1984
- Blurred Visions, Premiered by New York Ensemble 1986.
- A Bubble in my Eye Premiered by Bowery Ensemble 1986.
- Kaleidoscope String orchestra and tape; Premiered by American Composers Orchestra – 1986
- The Light and the Dark Ballet; Premiered by the Berkshire Ballet in 1987
- Remembrance II (The Parker Variations) for Piano and Tape– 1987
- Shadows String Quartet and Guitar; Premiered by Fidel io Quartet – 1991
- Ko Ballet; Lo-Lan Dance Co. – 1989
- Coming Together: Premiered by David Taylor – 1990
- Memories and Remembrance (Parker Variations), Piano and Tape; Premiered by Harold Lewin, piano – 1987
- Guitars Premiered by San Francisco Guitar Ensemble- 1991
- A Memory Piano and Tape, Student piano 1998
- Reflected Images Flute and Guitar, Premiered by San Francisco Ensemble- 1989
- Land Born of Grass: For Flute, Viola, Percussion, Tape and Dancer. 1989
- Flying Upsala Ballet; Premiered by Lo-Lan Dance Co. – 1990
- Columbus Orchestra and Tape; Premiered 9/19/1992 by New Orchestra of Westchester, Paul Dunkel, Conductor.
- Cycles 2 Pianos, tape and percussion; Premiered – 1991
- Things Change Solo Guitar; Premiered by David Tanenbaum, Guitar – 1992
- Hidden Journey Student Piano
- Off Center Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Violin and Bass Violin; Composed for members of the Chicago Symphony – 1992. Premiered 11/93; Chicago Pro Musica.
- Changing Times Violin, Cello, Piano; Premiered 10/1993 by the Tamarack Trio.
- Clarinet Fanfare Premiered 3/1994 by the Manhattan Contemporary Ensemble.
- 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.
- W Y H I W Y G [What You Hear Is What You Get] 1995. Solo Guitar, Solo Bass and Musicians.
- Simon’s Song Children’s Piano Piece; 1995
- Coming Together Again 1995; Piano, Bass trombone, Contra bass, Violin; David Taylor Quartet
- Ode To Nicholas 1996; Children’s Piano Piece
- First Bassman 1996; Solo Contrabass, Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Again 1996; Trumpet, French Horn, Bass Trombone.
- Octatonic Haze 1997; Piano Solo
- Bells and Things 1997; 4 Percussion
- What Are We Doing? 1997; Violin, Viola, Guitar
- Vo Shon 2001 1998; Electronic Ballet, Ko and Dancers, Taipei, Taiwan
- Winds Woods and Things: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon — 1998
- Guitar Perc: Guitar and Percussion. — 1999
- Sax Quartet — 1999
- Jammin: 4 guitars — 1999
- Elements: Piano — 1999
- Dreamscape: Piano –1999
- WYHIWYG; (What You Hear is What you Get Version 2): Chamber Orchestra — 1999
- Hazy Light: String Quartet
- Lazer Light: 5 percussion – 2000
- Mostly Five: Flute, clarinet , violin and piano 1999
- Space Walk – Electronic tape
- Lament for Piano
- Zachary’s Dance for Piano
- Roaming Star
- Guitarscape NY – 2002
- Toccata for piano
- A Passion For An Atheist – 2004
- Back Viola & Guitar – 2004
- BRING EM ON for String Quartet
- The Lies of War for Clarinet, guitar and bass violin – 2004
- Fallujah for Saxophone Quartet
- Bushwacked for National Steel Guitar
- Najef for piano
- Collateral Damage for Guitar and Percussion