opus
Definition of the Latin term opus in music:
- opus (musical work, usually numbered)
- artwork, work of art
- work (activity)
- need, necessity
Language
Latin
Singular
opus
Plural
opera
Abbreviation
op.
Combinations
Latin musical terms that include opus:
- modus operandi – a particular way or method of doing something
- opusculum – short work
- opusculum musices – short piece of music
- tropus – tropus (mode or octave species)...
Musical examples
Music scores that include opus:
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre (1874) Page 1
- Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite (1874‑1875) Page 2
- Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (1862‑1876) Page 1
- Robert Schumann: Carnaval (1833‑35) Page 1
- Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto (1841‑1845) Page 1