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Very few composers gave opus numbers to all of their published works without exception:
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Some composers used it for certain genres of music but not for others (for example, in Handel's
time, it was normal to apply opus numbers to instrumental compositions but not to vocal
compositions such as operas, oratorios, etc.).
Some composers gave opus numbers to some of their early compositions but abandoned the
practice after some time (examples include Debussy and Hindemith).
Some used it in a very erratic manner, or were subject to the wishes of their publishers, who for
commercial reasons often presented works with opus numbers that bore little relationship to
their place in the chronological sequence of the composer's works. In cases such as Schubert
and Dvořák, one opus number could refer to a number of different works; or a single work could
appear under different opus numbers.
Some composers abandoned their early compositions and restarted the opus numbering
sequence. Some did this more than once. For example, Bartók three times started numbering
his works with opus numbers. He stopped the system in 1921 because of the difficulty of
distinguishing between original works and ethnographic arrangements, and between major and
minor works.
A few composers allowed superstitious considerations to override chronological specificity in
numbering: Massenet, for this reason, published an "Opus 12B" but not an "Opus 13."
There are cases where works that a composer chose not to publish were published after
their death and assigned very late opus numbers that often give a misleading idea of their
order of composition (cases include Mendelssohn, Chopin and Tchaikovsky).
Other composers simply never used opus numbers at all (examples include Copland,
Vaughan Williams and many other 20th-century composers).
Haydn’s works are referred to by Hob. numbers, for the compiler Anthony van Hoboken, who
ordered them into volumes (roman numerals) by genre. Also see Wikipedia article on Hoboken
and on his catalogue for its organization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoboken_catalogue
Mozart’s works are referred to by K. numbers (Köchel), for the compiler Ludwig Ritter von
Köchel.
Beethoven’s are referred to by opus number, but a catalogue of his works, including those
without opus (WoO) numbers was published by George Kinsky and Hans Halm (1955), Willy
Hess (1957), and Giovanni Biamonti (1968)
Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (January 27,
1756- December 5, 1791)
Selected Bibliography
*Paul Johnson. Mozart: A Life. Viking, 2013. Penguin, 2014.
*Cliff Eisen, ed. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Life in Letters. Penguin,
2006.
Jane Glover. Mozart’s Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music. Harper
Collins, 2005.
Ruth Halliwell. The Mozart Family. Oxford UP, 1998.
Stephanie Cowell. Marrying Mozart: A Novel. Viking/Penguin, 2004.
Stanley Sadie. Mozart: the Early Years, 1756–1781. Oxford University
Press, 2006.
———. The New Grove Mozart.
H. C. Robbins Landon. Mozart: The Golden Years, 1781–91. NY: Schirmer
(Macmillan), 1989.
———. Mozart’s Last Year. London: Thames and Hudson, 1998.
———. The Mozart Compendium: A guide to Mozart’s Life and Music. NY:
Schirmer Books (Macmillan), 1990.
——— and Donald Mitchell. The Mozart Companion.
Robert Guttman. Mozart: A Cultural Biography. London: Harcourt,
2000. 839 pp.
Fictional Accounts of Wolfgang Mozart and Nannerl:
Sharon Chmielarz. The Other Mozart, 2001 biographical poem.
Stephanie Cowell. Marrying Mozart: A Novel. Viking/Penguin,
2004.
Alison Bauld. Mozart’s Sister, 2005.
Nancy Moser. Mozart’s Sister, 2006.
Rita Charbonnier, La sorella di Mozart, 2006.
Carolyn Meyer, In Mozart’s Shadow: His Sister’s Story, 2008 (for
young adults).
Nannerl, la soeur de Mozart, 2010 (film in French, directed by René
Féret.
Matt Rees, Mozart’s Last Aria, 2011.
Mozart’s Chamber Music
26
string quartets + oboe quartet, 3 flute quartets
6
string quintets (+ others with winds/strings)
2
piano quartets
1
clarinet quintet
1
wind quintet with piano
2
duos for violin + viola
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smaller duets
The Celebrated Quartets comprising 3 subgroups
1. Mozart wrote the six “Haydn” quartets in response to Haydn’s
Op. 33 and dedicated them to him. He also had studied
Haydn’s earlier quartets, especially op. 20. The first 3 of
Mozart’s set were finished in December 1782, and the second
3 date from November 1784 to January 1785. Two have
nicknames: the “Hunt,” in Bb (K458) and the “Dissonance,” in
C major (K465).
G major, K387
D minor, K421 (written when his first son died, 8-19-1782)
Eb major, K428
Bb major “Hunt,” K458
A major, K464
C major, “Dissonance,” K465
2. The “Hoffmeister” Quartet in D major, K499, dedicated to
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (publisher, minor composer, friend)
3. The Cello Quartets or the Prussian Quartets (dedicated to
Friedrich Wilhelm II, an amateur cellist; composed 1789-90:
D Major, K575
Bb major, K589
F major, K590)