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2 unusual facts about opus number


Juan de Plasencia

A mystical work which he entitled "La Santina", was an Opus number on prayer and contemplation entirely done in the Tagalog language so the natives who did not know Spanish could also engage in the spiritual exercises of their teachers.

Opus number

Alessandro Longo's 1906 catalogue (L numbers) was superseded by Ralph Kirkpatrick's 1953 catalogue (K or Kk numbers).


Cellone

One of the few works where it is used is the Sextet in D Major for Two Violins, Viola, Violotta, Cello, and Cellone, Op. 68, by Arnold Krug.

Chanson perpétuelle

The Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 is a mélodie by Ernest Chausson, written in December 1898.

Josephslegende

Josephslegende (The Legend of Joseph) Op. 63, is a ballet in one act for the Ballets Russes based on the story of Potiphar's Wife, with a libretto by Hofmannsthal and Kessler and music by Richard Strauss.

Piano Sonatas Nos. 13 – 14, Opus 27

Ludwig van Beethoven's opus number 27 is a set of two piano sonatas both entitled Sonata quasi una Fantasia for their combination of freedom of form with sonata structure.

Zur Namensfeier

Zur Namensfeier (French: Jour de fête, English: Feastday or Name day), op. 115, is a symphonic overture in C major by Ludwig van Beethoven completed in 1815, and first performed on Christmas Day 1815.


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