{"id":2319,"date":"2023-03-06T18:31:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T17:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2023-04-11T21:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T19:13:20","slug":"how-many-beethoven-compositions-have-opus-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/how-many-beethoven-compositions-have-opus-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"How many Beethoven compositions have opus numbers?"},"content":{"rendered":"
As is the case with other composers, the works of Beethoven are classified by genre and more kinds of numbering systems. The most relevant and important numbering is the opus numbering<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are 172 Beethoven compositions numbered in this system and these are listed under 138 opus numbers (one opus number can contain multiple compositions).<\/strong><\/p>\n Apart from opus numbers, there are more numbering systems, like the WoO<\/a> (Werke ohne Opuszahl\u2014works without opus number), the Biamonti numbers or the Hess numbers.<\/p>\n Example for opus numbering: Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133<\/a><\/p>\n
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