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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