General, Music history

Opus and Köchel, Fitzpatrick and Deutsch

How music is catalogued To help us identify and organise pieces of music by a particular composer, individual compositions or sets are usually given an "Opus" number. The word "opus" is Latin and means "work" or "work of art". The abbreviation is "Op.", or "Opp." in the plural. The practice of assigning an "opus number"… Continue reading Opus and Köchel, Fitzpatrick and Deutsch