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Synonyms for opus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-puh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pəs

Définition of opus

Origin :
  • "a work, composition," especially a musical one, 1809, from Latin opus "a work, labor, exertion" (source of Italian opera, French oeuvre, Spanish obra), from PIE root *op- (Germanic *ob-) "to work, produce in abundance," originally of agriculture later extended to religious acts (cf. Sanskrit apas- "work, religious act;" Avestan hvapah- "good deed;" Old High German uoben "to start work, to practice, to honor;" German üben "to exercise, practice;" Dutch oefenen, Old Norse æfa, Danish øve "to exercise, practice;" Old English æfnan "to perform, work, do," afol "power"). The plural, seldom used as such, is opera.
  • noun great work of writing or music
Example sentences :
  • Of all the earlier works the Fantasy-Pieces, Opus 12, are the most successful.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • He also arranged the second set of Paganini's caprices, Opus 10.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • His celebrated octette for strings, Opus 20, was composed in 1825.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • These he gave his pupils after they had played Chopin's opus 10.
  • Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
  • Certainly not Saltus at his best, this opus, but far from his worst.
  • Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten
  • The next year his opus 20, "A Book of Songs," 108 was published.
  • Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes
  • Opus 21 is a Quartette for violin, viola, 'cello, and piano.
  • Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes
  • The "Melody and Intermezzo" of opus 20 makes a sprightly humoresque.
  • Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes
  • Foerster calls this Quartette "far inferior" to a second one, opus 40.
  • Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes
  • Bullard has set some of Shelley's lyrics for voice and harp or piano, in opus 17.
  • Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes

Antonyms for opus

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