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A literary opus is often a single novel, though the word may sometimes refer to all of a writer's works. But opus normally is used for musical works. Mendelssohn's Opus 90 is his Italian Symphony, for example, and Brahms's Op. 77 is his Violin Concerto.
The word ‘opus’ is Latin for ‘work’. When it comes to music, the term is included, along with a number, within the titles of individual compositions (or groups of compositions) to help identify a particular piece of work.
an artistic composition, esp a musical work. often capital (usually followed by a number) a musical composition by a particular composer, generally catalogued in order of publication. Beethoven's opus 61 is his violin concerto.
a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments. a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer. a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera.
a piece of music written by a particular musician and given a number relating to the order in which it was published: Carl Nielsen's Opus 43 quintet. formal. any work of art: He showed us his latest opus, a truly awful painting of a vase of flowers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Musical pieces. arrangement. ballade. bolero.
OPUS meaning: 1 : a piece of music written by a major composer usually singular usually followed by a number (called an opus number) that indicates when a piece of music was written in the list of works written by the same composer; 2 : an important work done by a writer, painter, etc. usually singular
An opus is a piece of classical music by a particular composer. Opus is usually followed by a number which indicates at what point the piece was written. The abbreviation op. is also used.
