Köchel catalogue
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catalogue of Mozart compositions
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
- Author
- Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
- Publisher
- Breitkopf & Härtel
- Main subject
- list of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Creator
- Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
- Dedicated to
- Otto Jahn
- Image
- AUT — Bundesland Salzburg — Salzburg (Stadt) — Getreidegasse 9 (Mozartmuseum — Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichniss sämmtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Anno 1862, Titelseite) Mattes 2021-11.jpg
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- Commons category
- Köchel catalogue
- topic's main category
- Category:Lists of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- publication date
- 1862-00-00
- title
- Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichniss sämmtlicher Tonwerke Wolfgang Amade Mozart’s. Nebst Angabe der verloren gegangenen, angefangenen, übertragenen, zweifelhaften und unterschobenen Compositionen desselben.
- name in kana
- ケッヘルばんごう
- short name
- K.
- language of work or name
- German
- P8168
- András Fricsay
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Encyclopedic overview
Köchel-Verzeichnis, published 1975 in East Germany The Köchel catalogue (German: Köchel-Verzeichnis) is a catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, originally created by Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, in which the entries are abbreviated K. or KV. Its numbers reflect the ongoing task of compiling the chronology of Mozart's works, and provide a shorthand reference to the compositions. For example, according to Köchel's counting, Requiem in D minor is the 626th piece Mozart composed, thus is designated K. 626.
Köchel's original catalogue (1862) has been revised several times. Catalogue numbers from these revised editions are indicated either by parentheses or by superscript: K. 49 (47d) or K. 47d refers to the work numbered 47d in the sixth edition. The catalog was originally chronological, though revisions made chronological ordering of Mozart's works difficult and as of 2024 a new organizational system is used for the ninth version.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Köchel catalogue” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.