However, some of these works were also given descriptive sub-titles by Beethoven himself: for example, he sub-titled the 3rd Symphony "Eroica", and the 6th Symphony "Pastoral". For example, the 6th of his violin sonatas is referred to as: Violin Sonata No. For example, Beethoven wrote 9 symphonies, 10 violin sonatas, 32 piano sonatas, 5 piano concertos, 16 string quartets, 7 piano trios and other works, all of which are numbered sequentially within their genres and generally referred to by their sequence numbers, keys and opus numbers.
Common music compositions series#
Many classical compositions belong to a numbered series of works of a similar type by the same composer. 551.Ī non-numeric title is a formal title that departs from the usual sequential numbering of works of the same type, such as:
piano trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, etc.), among others.Ī sub-title is a subsidiary name given to a work by the composer, and considered part of its formal title, such as:
These types of compositions include: symphony, concerto, sonata, and standard chamber music combinations (string strio, quartet, quintet, sextet, etc. This is an alphabetically ordered list of sub-titles, nicknames and non-numeric titles that have been applied to classical music compositions of types that are normally identified only by some combination of number, key and catalogue number.
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