Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The number by which a musical work is designated: as, the opus-number of Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata” is Op. 27, No. 2. See
opus .
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Examples
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To most folk, it appeared as though the man saw no other end in composition than the attainment of the opus-number One Thousand.
Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers Paul Rosenfeld 1918
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Three piano duets make up opus 6; and other charming works, songs, piano pieces, and violin solos, kept pouring from a pen whose apparent ease concealed a vast deal of studious labor, until the lucky 13, the opus-number of a bundle of "Water Scenes," brought Nevin the greatest popularity of all, thanks largely to "Narcissus," which has been as much thrummed and whistled as any topical song.
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A group of enthusiastic young French musicians, under the direction of Hungarian maestro Moshe Atzmon with the recently formed (1989) Orchestra of Brittany performs, in opus-number succession, each of Faure's concertante works which are rare enough in the composer's catalogue, since he seems to have eschewed the orchestra in favor of salon and chamber music ensemble.
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