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Bernard Chasan <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 5 Apr 2000 16:35:17 -0500
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Danny Tan asks:

>Why is Mozart's work starts with K--- instead of Op---? Are there any
>particular reason why he is special?

Because they were catalogued by Koechel. It is tempting to claim that all
other composers were cataloged by Opus, but I will resist.

Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University

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