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Re: Op. 1
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Ulvi Yurtsever <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:48:11 -0400
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Danny Tan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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

K is for Koechel, who was the first to make a complete catalogue of
Mozart's works.  His ordering is roughly chronological, but modern
scholarship (IIRC) reveals some timing errors on Koechel's part.

So is D (for Deutsch) with Schubert, and Hob is for van Hoboken with Haydn.

Ulvi
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