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Annotated Catalog of Works and Work Editions of Igor Strawinsky till 1971



Why should I use K numbers and not opus numbers?

Created: 16 March 2020
Last Updated: 20 March 2020
Opus numbers have been used inconsistently throughout history, they are assigned by composers to their compositions, they often are incomplete and only roughly indicate a chronological order. Moreover, in case of Strawinsky, the vast amount of variations and derivations of his works require an overall different system to organize a catalog. Several attempts have been made before Kirchmeyer came up with his annotated catalog that is now widely accepted, and K numbers provide a helpful shorthand to refer to Strawinsky’s works.
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