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Köchel-Verzeichnis
'''' The Köchel-Verzeichnis is a complete, chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which was originally created by Ludwig von Köchel. It is abbreviated ''K'' or ''KV''. For example, Mozart's ''Requiem in D minor'' was, according to Köchel's counting, the 626th piece Mozart composed. Thus, the piece is designated ''K. 626''. Köchel catalog numbers not only attempt to establish chronology, but also give a helpful shorthand to refer to Mozart's works. More »
List of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
This is a list of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in order of BWV number as given in Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works. They are not in chronological order . Also, since Schmieder made his original listing, several of the works have been discovered to be by composers other than J. S. Bach. More »
Hoboken-Verzeichnis
The Hoboken-Verzeichnis is the catalogue of over 750 works by Joseph Haydn as compiled by Anthony van Hoboken. Unlike Ludwig von Köchel's catalogue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works, or Otto Erich Deutsch's catalogue of Franz Schubert's works, which are both arranged chronologically by date of composition, Hoboken's catalogue, like Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Johann Sebastian Bach's works, is arranged by form of work. All the symphonies, for example, are in category I, all string... More »
Entr'acte
:''For Entr'acte, the film by René Clair, and Relâche, the ballet by Erik Satie see 4th example below.'' ''Entr'acte'' is French for "between the acts". It can have the meaning of a pause between two parts of a stage production, synonym to intermission, but is more often used to indicate that part of a theatre production that is performed between acts as an intermezzo or interlude. Originally entr'actes resulted from stage curtains being closed for set or costume changes: to kill time, in... More »
Enigma Variations
Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra, Op. 36 , commonly referred to as the "Enigma" Variations, is a set of a theme and its fourteen variations written for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1898–99. It is Elgar's best-known large-scale composition, for both the music itself and the enigmas behind it. Elgar dedicated the piece to "my friends pictured within", each variation being an affectionate portrayal of one of his circle of close acquaintances. More »
Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)
The ''Missa Solemnis'' in D Major, Op. 123 was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819-1823. It was first performed on April 7, 1824 in St. Petersburg, under the auspices of Beethoven's patron Prince Nikolai Galitzin; an incomplete performance was given in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when the ''Kyrie, Credo'', and ''Agnus Dei'' were conducted by the composer. It is generally considered to be one of the composer's supreme achievements. Together with Bach's ''Mass in B Minor'', it is the most... More »
The Carnival of the Animals
''Le Carnaval des Animaux'' is a musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns. More »
String Quartet No. 13 (Schubert)
The String Quartet No. 13 in A minor , D. 804, Op. 29, was written by Franz Schubert between February and March 1824. It dates roughly to the same time as his monumental Death and the Maiden Quartet, emerging around three years after his previous attempt to write for the string quartet genre, the ''Quartettsatz'' that he never finished. Schubert dedicated the work to Schuppanzigh, who served as the first violinist of the string quartet appointed by Beethoven. More »
The Rite of Spring
''The Rite of Spring'', commonly referred to by its original French title, ''Le Sacre du printemps'' is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. While the Russian title literally means "Sacred Spring", the English title is based on the French title under which the work was premiered, although ''sacre'' is more precisely translated as "consecration". It has the subtitle "Pictures from Pagan Russia". More »
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