Thematic Catalogues: What's in an Opus Number?

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1. The abbreviation "Op." that follows the titles of many pieces of music is short for opus, the Latin word that means "work" (as in a work of art). What does the designation "woo" mean? It comes from the name of Anthony Woods, a leading musicologist It's an interjection expressing enthusiasm for the music It means "without opus" It means "with one overture"

2. Given the piece title "Andante for Horn and Piano in C major, AV 86A," who would you guess was the composer? Avril Lavigne Vincent d'Indy Ludwig Thuille Richard Strauss

3. How are J.S. Bach's musical works usually identified? By BWV numbers By RV numbers By HWV numbers By BuxWv numbers

4. Whose works are catalogued with D numbers? Henry Purcell Franz Schubert Jean Sibelius Felix Mendelssohn

5. Fill in the blank: Carl _________'s piece titles may be followed by an FS number. Nielsen Orff Carlsen von Weber

6. Name the scholar who catalogued the works of Joseph Haydn. (Hint: His last name is also the name of a city in New Jersey.) Thomas Edison William Bergen Anthony van Hoboken Marc Pincherle

7. Ludwig Kochel not only catalogued Mozart's works, but those of Domenico Scarlatti as well. True False

8. Whose music is typically identified by S numbers? Both of these composers Franz Liszt Neither of these composers P.D.Q. Bach

9. Given the piece title "Sinfonia Pastorale in D major, Wolf D4," who would you guess was the composer? (Be careful - the obvious choice may not be the correct answer!) Hugo Wolf Johann Stamitz W.F. Bach Heinrich Biber

10. What is an often-seen catalogue abbreviation for works by C.P.E. Bach? G. Wq. Y.S.L. W.N.