WoO
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WoO is an acronym/abbreviation, derived from the German musical catalog phrase (English: "Works without opus number
"). WoO is a catalogue prepared in 1955 by Hans Halm and Georg Kinsky, listing all of the compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven
that were not originally published with an opus number, or survived only as fragments.
The abbreviation is also used sometime to refer to works without opus by other composers.
Opus number
An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
"). WoO is a catalogue prepared in 1955 by Hans Halm and Georg Kinsky, listing all of the compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
that were not originally published with an opus number, or survived only as fragments.
The abbreviation is also used sometime to refer to works without opus by other composers.
External links
- Online listing of the WoO catalogue, some with MIDI or MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
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