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| COMP. YEAR | WORK | DETAILS | TIME [IMI Cat.] | PREMIERE | LINKS | היצירה |
| 1936 | 8 Variations on a Theme by an Unknown Old Master | for violin and piano | 10′ (?) [8622] | (never performed) | Mnscrpt (D) (E) | שמונה ואריאציות על נושא מאת מורה זקן עלום-שם |
| 1939 | Prelude a.k.a. ‘Intrada’, ‘Overture’ | for chamber orchestra | 15′ [7725] | Grünthal (1939, Jerusalem) | Mnscrpt Score Premiere program (E+H) Articles (E) | פרלוד |
| 1940 | Theme and Variations | for 2 pianos & percussion | 19′ [7775] | Grünthal / Kaplan/ Liebenthal (1940, Jerusalem) | Joos, Karayel, Roderburg (2011) Mnscrpt (I) (II) Score Premiere program + Articles (E, H) | נושא ווריאציות לשני פסנתרים וכלי נקישה |
| 1945 | Works for choreography: – Servitude – Exodus – The Dance of Miriam | for piano & percussion | ? [unpublished] | Gruenthal / Sommerfeld (JAN. 8, 1947, Tel Aviv) Preliminary Broadcast Dec. 1946 | Miriam’s Dance – Grünthal (pno.) (1950) (Miriam’s Dance) Mnscrpt I Mnscrpt II Premiere program Articles (H, E, D) | יציאת מצרים (‘יציאת גולים’) לכוראוגרפיה – שעבוד – היציאה – מחול מרים |
| 1947 | Lament | for cello & harp (Arr, viola & harp) | 7′ [6619] | Josef Weissgerber / Klari Szarvas (1950) | Weissgerber/Szarvas (1952) Ben-Ziony/Sitruk (2022) Mnscrpt Score JT to Szarvas (D) Articles (H) | קינה |
| 1949 | Hora | for cello & harp | 3′ [7724] | Josef Weissgerber / Klari Szarvas (1950?) | Weissgerber/Szarvas (1950) Mnscrpt Score | הורה |
| 1951 | The Ascent to Jerusalem – Chamber, solo and vocal works for choreography by Deborah Bertonoff: – By the Rivers of Babylon (for cello & harp – see 1934^) – Ma Yafith (Clarinet) – She Who Sows Seed (Piano version) – She Who Sows Seed (Piano/Perc./Ten./Bass version) | for Narr., Piano, Clarinet, Percussion, Singer, Viola & Flute | ? [unpublished] | Premiere: 2 Jan. 1952, Jerusalem – Bernet (Clarinet) / Liebenthal (Perc.) / Pincus (song) / Roehr (Vla.) / Tal (Piano) / Toeplitz (Flute) | She who Sows Seed (Ha’Zoraat) (1951) – Grünthal (pno.) Hazoraat Mnscrpt Majofes Mnscrpt Articles (H, E) | מוסיקה לכוראוגרפיה “העולה לירושלים” של דבורה ברטונוב |
| 1951 | By the Rivers of Babylon | for cello & harp [reconstructed score] | ~4′ [8505-II] | Weissgerber / Szarvas (195?) | Weissgerber/Szarvas Idelsohn #2 Score (reconstructed) Vcl. Score (reconstructed) By the Rivers of Babylon – Reconstruction Work (E) See also: WORKS>KEYBOARD>1951 By the Rivers of Babylon | על נהרות בבל (לצ’לו ונבל) |
| 1951 (Rev. 1952) | Sonata | for violin & piano | 10′ [6620] | Goren / Stanfield (1951, Jerusalem) | Zeitlin/Starer (1953) Canellis-Olier/Wollmann (2014) Mnscrpt Score First edition note (E, H) Ron (E) Articles (E, D, H) | סונטה לכינור ופסנתר |
| 1952 | Sonata | for oboe & piano | 12′ [6608] | Haas / Tal (1954) | Mnscrpt Score | סונטה לאבוב ופסנתר |
| 1953 | Duo | for 2 flutes | 7′ [6623] | Hanoch Tel-Oren / Sharona Tel-Oren (1953, Israel) | Tel-Oren/Tel-Oren (1957) Mnscrpt Score Articles (H, D) | דואו לשני חלילים |
| 1954 | String Quartet No. 1 | 10′ [6621] | Alexander Tal / Yuval / Binyamini / Mense (1959, Tel Aviv) | New Israel String Quartet (1959) Carmel Quartet (May 2016) Mnscrpt Score Tal notes (D, E) Tal to Minguet 1999 (D) Articles (H, E, D) | רביעיית מיתרים מס’ 1 | |
| 1960 | Sonata | for viola & piano | 10′ [6622] | Ödön Pártos / Tal (1960, Tel Aviv) | Boasson/Sternfield (2000) Rohde/Seibert (2018) Score Articles (H) | סונטה לויולה ולפסנתר |
| 1963 | String Quartet No. 2 | 13′ [052] | New Israeli Quartet (1965, Tel Aviv) | New Israel String Quartet (1995) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (E) Mishori note to CD 1995 (E) Articles (E, H) | רביעיה לכלי קשת מס’ 2 | |
| 1965 | Duo | for viola & piano | 11′ [079] | (?) (1965, Hamburg) | Partos/Tal (19??) Rohde/Seibert (2018) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (H) Articles (E, H) | דואו לויולה ופסנתר |
| 1966 | Woodwind Quintet | 12′ [110] | Danzi Quintet (1968, Amsterdam) | Sheriff/Israel Chamber Ens. (1970) 1st Mnscrpt Mnscrpt Score Row Scheme ‘Sonorities’ Fingering – drawing by oboist Koen van Slogteren Articles (H, H, D) | חמישיית כלי נשיפה | |
| 1966 | Three Compositions | for recorder & harpsichord | 5′ [7880] | van Lieshout / Schornsheim (München, 2022) | Mnscrpt Score | שלושה חיבורים לחלילית וצ’מבלו |
| 1968 | Fanfare | for 3 trumpets & 3 trombones | 1′ [6609] | Brass Ensemble of the University of Music and Drama Frankfurt (2021) | Brass Ensemble of the University of Music and Drama Frankfurt (2021) Mnscrpt Score | תרועה |
| 1973 | Trio | for violin, cello & piano | 11′ [275] | Shulman / Toister / Silver (1985, Tel Aviv) | Zori/Toovy/Tal (2015) Silver/Shulman/Toister (1985) Mnscrpt Score Articles (H) | שלישייה לכינור, צ’לו ופסנתר |
| 1975 | Shape | for chamber ensemble | 16′ [432] | Ralph Shapey / The Contemporary Chamber Players (1976, Chicago) | Shapey (1977) Inbal (1979) Mnscrpt טל – הערה (H) Articles (E, H, D) | דמות |
| 1976 | Concerto | for flute & chamber orchestra | 18′ [6082] | Aurèle Nicolet / Mendi Rodan (June 2, 1977, Jerusalem) | Mnscrpt טל – הערה (H) Tal note (E) Articles | קונצ’רטו לחליל ותזמורת קאמרית |
| 1976 (Shrt ver. 1987) | String Quartet No. 3 | 15′ [6068] 9′ (Shrt. Ver.) [6068A] | (unknown) Short. Ver: Klein/ Nies/ Straakholder/ Geis (1987, Berlin) | Israel String Quartet (1978) Mnscrpt Score Shortened Version Short ver. score Tal (E) (D) (D) רון (H) (H) Ron (E) Articles | רביעיית כלי קשת מס’ 3 + גירסה מקוצרת |
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| 1977 | Backyard (music for a choreographic scene) | for ensemble & electronics (After an idea by Israel Eliraz) | 21′ [6093] | Volkov / Israel Contemporary Players (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, 6-7 Jan. 2018) | Mnscrpt + Eliraz note (H+E) Volkov (2018) – Rehearsal Diary Volkov (2018) – Premiere | חצר אחורית |
| 1980 | Concerto | for clarinet & orchestra | 17′ [6273] | Bertini / Walter Boeykens | Bertini/Boeykens (1984) Mnscrpt Tal note (E) (H) Articles (E) | קונצ’רטו לקלרינט ותזמורת |
| 1980 | Movement | for tuba & piano | 7′ [6274] | Margulies / Garten (1982, USA) | Margulies/Garten (1982) Mnscrpt | פרק נגינה לטובה ולפסנתר |
| 1982 | Piano Quartet | for violin, viola, cello & piano | 11′ [6349] | Cantilena Chamber Players (1982, New York) | Cantilena Piano Quartet (1993) Atelier Quartet (2019) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (E) (H) Articles | רביעיית פסנתר |
| 1982 | Imago | for chamber orchestra | 19′ [6383] | Arthur Weisberg (1983, Washington) | Bertini (1984) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (D, H, E) Articles | אימאגו |
| 1982 | Chamber Music | for s-recorder, marimba & harpsichord | 11′ [6490] | Manuela Christen / Hans-Peter Achberger / Urte Lucht (1987, Hamburg) | Lerner/Eitan/Kaplan (1990) Lerner/Schwartz/Regev (1993) Mnscrpt Score + note טל – הערה (H) | מוסיקה קאמרית לחלילית, מרימבה וצ’מבלו |
| 1989 | Duo | for trombone & harp | 7′ [6795] | Nitzan Har-Oz / Adina Har-Oz (1991, Israel) | Haroz/Haroz (1989) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (D) | דואו לטרומבון ולנבל |
| 1992 | Duo | for oboe & English horn | 8′ [6956] | (never performed) | Mnscrpt Score | דואו לאבוב ולקרן אנגלית |
| 1994 | Quartet | for t-saxophone, violin, viola & cello | 19′ [6993] | Ein Habar / Braunstein / Kam / Plesser (Hasselburg, 1994) | Lev/ Pikovsky/ Haimsohn /Joost (2000) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (D) Articles (E) | רביעייה לסקסופון – טנור, כינור, ויולה ולצ’לו |
| 2005 | Good Night | for 2 recorders | 1′ [7780] | Manuela Christen / Eveline Lorandi (2010, Amriswil, Switzerland) | Mnscrpt Score | לילה טוב לשתי חליליות |
