Opus
noun
A piece of music written by a composer or a set of pieces by a composer.
His final opus was a symphony he worked on for many years.
Often appears as...
- final opus
- major opus
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Academic
noun
A large or important work of art or literature.
His latest novel is his most ambitious opus.
Often appears as...
- latest opus
- master opus
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Academic
noun
The total number of specific artistic creations made by one person.
The entire opus of his writings was published posthumously.
Often appears as...
- entire opus
- complete opus
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Formal
Academic
noun
A piece of music written by a composer or a set of pieces by a composer.
His final opus was a symphony he worked on for many years.
Often appears as...
- final opus
- major opus
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A large or important work of art or literature.
His latest novel is his most ambitious opus.
Often appears as...
- latest opus
- master opus
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The total number of specific artistic creations made by one person.
The entire opus of his writings was published posthumously.
Often appears as...
- entire opus
- complete opus
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/2Music Specificity
Opus refers to specific compositions, often numbered by the order of creation or publication.
Beethoven's Opus 27, No. 2, is also known as the 'Moonlight Sonata'.
Pro Tip 2/2Composer's Collection
An opus can represent individual pieces or an entire collection created by a composer.
Mozart's operatic opuses are still celebrated today.
Pro Tip 1/2Music Specificity
Opus refers to specific compositions, often numbered by the order of creation or publication.
Beethoven's Opus 27, No. 2, is also known as the 'Moonlight Sonata'.
Pro Tip 2/2Composer's Collection
An opus can represent individual pieces or an entire collection created by a composer.
Mozart's operatic opuses are still celebrated today.
Pro Tip 1/2Music Specificity
Opus refers to specific compositions, often numbered by the order of creation or publication.
Beethoven's Opus 27, No. 2, is also known as the 'Moonlight Sonata'.
Pro Tip 2/2Composer's Collection
An opus can represent individual pieces or an entire collection created by a composer.
Mozart's operatic opuses are still celebrated today.
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It's not fair having 12...
into something that invites them to look, and look a little longer, and maybe even understand. I learned this firsthand with my next adventure. The artist Matthew Barney, in his film opus called the "The Cremaster Cycle."
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Why should you read...
thousands of people all over the world dress up like the characters, take to the streets, and read the book aloud. And some even make a pilgrimage to Dublin just to visit the places so vividly depicted in Joyce's opus.
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Explorer: The Last Tepui...
was looking at the approach and thinking how in the world are we going to get bruce to the top thankfully you brought a climber with this trip could be his magnum opus the
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It's not fair having 12...
into something that invites them to look, and look a little longer, and maybe even understand. I learned this firsthand with my next adventure. The artist Matthew Barney, in his film opus called the "The Cremaster Cycle."
Video examples
Why should you read...
thousands of people all over the world dress up like the characters, take to the streets, and read the book aloud. And some even make a pilgrimage to Dublin just to visit the places so vividly depicted in Joyce's opus.
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Explorer: The Last Tepui...
was looking at the approach and thinking how in the world are we going to get bruce to the top thankfully you brought a climber with this trip could be his magnum opus the
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David Gerrold
American Writer
What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people to notice. There's 'The Man Who Folded Himself,' there's 'The Martian Child,' which is about my son and the adoption. There's 'The War Against The Chtorr,' which is my magnum opus, my great epic story.
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Edmund Morgan
American Historian
Cotton Mather's publications in his own lifetime amounted to more than 400 titles, and his magnum opus, on which he labored most of his life, remains unpublished: a commentary on every verse of every book of the Bible. Anyone who leaves that kind of record behind issues an irresistible invitation to historians.
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Dan Brown
American Author
I'm fascinated by power, especially veiled power. Shadow power. The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Opus Dei. The idea that everything happens for reasons we're not quite seeing.
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Nicole Krauss
American Author
I always wrote little things when I was younger. My first opus was a book of poems put down in a spiral notebook at five or six, handsomely accompanied by crayon illustrations.
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Dia Mirza
Indian Model
Theatrical experience will always be the norm in India. In fact, as a producer and as an actor, I always hope that the magnum opus theatrical experience should always continue.
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Stewart O'Nan
American Novelist
I like the idea of being a working writer, not of saying that it's going to take me 30 years to write my magnum opus.
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Harvey Pekar
American Writer
I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.
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Joe Hisaishi
Japanese Composer
Since 'Mononoke' has such a dramatic story, I played up the drama, emphasizing the power of a magnum opus.
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Nigel Pearson
English Coach
I won't write a book. I haven't got a magnum opus in me.
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David Gerrold
American Writer
What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people to notice. There's 'The Man Who Folded Himself,' there's 'The Martian Child,' which is about my son and the adoption. There's 'The War Against The Chtorr,' which is my magnum opus, my great epic story.
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Edmund Morgan
American Historian
Cotton Mather's publications in his own lifetime amounted to more than 400 titles, and his magnum opus, on which he labored most of his life, remains unpublished: a commentary on every verse of every book of the Bible. Anyone who leaves that kind of record behind issues an irresistible invitation to historians.
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Dan Brown
American Author
I'm fascinated by power, especially veiled power. Shadow power. The National Security Agency. The National Reconnaissance Office. Opus Dei. The idea that everything happens for reasons we're not quite seeing.
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Nicole Krauss
American Author
I always wrote little things when I was younger. My first opus was a book of poems put down in a spiral notebook at five or six, handsomely accompanied by crayon illustrations.
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Dia Mirza
Indian Model
Theatrical experience will always be the norm in India. In fact, as a producer and as an actor, I always hope that the magnum opus theatrical experience should always continue.
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Stewart O'Nan
American Novelist
I like the idea of being a working writer, not of saying that it's going to take me 30 years to write my magnum opus.
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Harvey Pekar
American Writer
I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.
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Joe Hisaishi
Japanese Composer
Since 'Mononoke' has such a dramatic story, I played up the drama, emphasizing the power of a magnum opus.
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Nigel Pearson
English Coach
I won't write a book. I haven't got a magnum opus in me.
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