Giving opus numbers to own compositions.

[marijn1999]

Hi guys,

I know this has been brought up not too long ago, but the thread didn't really work out satisfactory. So, I've been composing for about three and some years now and my output so far consists of two piano sonatas, one attempted piano concerto, several rondos for piano and one for violin and piano duo. A few attempts at piano trios and quartets which didn't work and some other stuff. All together I think about 24 completed compositions.

Now, I know opus number were usually assigned to compositions which were published in a composer's lifetime but do you guys think it's appropriate to assign opus numbers myself to my completed compositions just so I can rank them in and orderly and cchronological fashion?

Thanks in advance!

BW,
marijn

[brogers70]

I believe many composers have assigned their own opus numbers, starting at least with Beethoven.

[ted]

It's just a historical tradition isn't it ? I can't see any musical need for it but if you enjoy keeping track of these things then do it. Labelling my own music in this way would seem like cluttering it with useless facts but I have a composer friend who gets pleasure out of doing it. Just please yourself.

[marijn1999]

It's just a historical tradition isn't it ? I can't see any musical need for it but if you enjoy keeping track of these things then do it. Labelling my own music in this way would seem like cluttering it with useless facts but I have a composer friend who gets pleasure out of doing it. Just please yourself.

Thanks, why do you think assigning opus numbers to your own compositions is useless?

[ted]

Thanks, why do you think assigning opus numbers to your own compositions is useless?

Too much effort would be required to remember exactly when I wrote those in the large heap of early compositions. I do assign reference numbers to my more recent improvisation recordings, most of which contain dates anyway, to keep track of them on storage devices. There is some sense in doing that for retrieval purposes, but these can scarcely be termed opus numbers in the traditional meaning. 

[quantum]

This got me thinking.  Would any of today's tech-savvy composers want to assign QR codes to their compositions?

[visitor]

This got me thinking.  Would any of today's tech-savvy composers want to assign QR codes to their compositions?

i thought along similar lines of thought...a composition would of course need a 'sharp tag' which as we might guess is the proper way to call a 'hash tag' lol..

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we know this because Beethoven cleared this up ages ago but social media has been slow to adapt...



but seriously if a composer was going to be savvy w their guerrilla marketing and getting their composing to trend or go viral, coding and tagging would be smart.  


**FYI this is tongue in cheek, i know the slant and orientation of the cross bars determine if it is a pound/number sign, hash tag, or sharp since they are obviously not the same but the basic premise holds