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Selected Thematic Indices
Composer | Abbrev. | Comment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albinoni, Tomaso | G. | Giazotto | |
| Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel | H. | Helm | |
| Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich | W. | Wohlfarth | |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | BWV | Schmieder | |
| Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann | F. | Falck | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | WoO | Beethoven works without an opus number | Kinsky |
| H. | Works that do not have an opus or Kinsky number | Hess | |
| Benda, Franz | L. | Lee | |
| Boccherini, Luigi | G. | Gérard | |
| Brahms, Johannes | WoO | Works that do not have an opus number | McCorkle |
| Bull, John | MB | Musica Britannica | |
| Byrd, William | MB | Musica Britannica, v. 27-28 | |
| Buxtehude, Dietrich | BuxWV | Karstadt | |
| Charpentier, Marc Antoine | H. | Hitchcock | |
| Chopin, Frédéric | B. | Use for works that do not have an opus number | M. J. E. Brown |
| Clementi, Muzio | T. | Use for works that do not have an opus number | Tyson |
| Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von | K. | Krebs | |
| Donizetti, Gaetano | In. | Inzaghi | |
| Dowland, John | P. | Poulton | |
| Dvorák, Antonín | B. | Works that do not have an opus number | Burghauser |
| Eybler, Joseph, Edler von | H. | Hermann | |
| Fasch, Johann Friedrich | FWV | Pfeiffer | |
| Frederick II, King of Prussia | S. | Spitta | |
| Fux, Johann Joseph | K. | Köchel | |
| Gabrieli, Giovanni | K. | Kenton | |
| Garcia, Jose Mauricio Nunes | M. | Mattos | |
| Gibbons, Orlando | H. | Hendrie | |
| Griffes, Charles Tomlinson | A. | Works that do not have an opus number | Anderson |
| Handel, George Frideric | HWV | Baselt | |
| Haydn, Joseph | H. | Hoboken | |
| Haydn, Michael | MH | P. numbers (from Perger) are no longer used | Sherman |
| Hoffmann, E. T. A. | AV | Allroggen | |
| Hoffmeister, Franz Anton | H. | Use for symphonies and symphonies concertantes without opus numbers. | Hickman |
| Kozeluch, Leopold | P. | Postolka | |
| Laube, Antonin | R. | Use for this composer's symphonies | Rutov |
| Maldere, Pierre van | VR | Use for instrumental works not in sets (by op. no., date, etc.) | Rompaey |
| Marcello, Benedetto | S. | Selfridge-Field | |
| Mozart, Leopold | S. | Seiffert | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | K. | Köchel, 6th ed. | |
| Paganini, Nicolo | M.S. | Moretti and Sorrento | |
| Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista | P. | Paymer | |
| Pleyel, Ignaz | B. | Benton | |
| Purcell, Henry | Z. | Zimmerman | |
| Quantz, Johann Joachim | QV | Use for trio sonatas (QV2) and compositions for 1-3 flutes with bass (QV3) | Augsbach |
| B. | Use for flute concertos | Meike ten Brink | |
| Sammartini, Giovanni Battista | J. | Jenkins | |
| Scarlatti, Domenico | K. | Kirkpatrick | |
| Schubert, Franz | D. | Deutsch | |
| Schutz, Heinrich | SWV | Bittinger | |
| Stamitz, Anton | S. | Use for symphonies | Sandberger |
| Stamitz, Johann | W. | Use for symphonies and orchestral trios without opus numbers | Wolf |
| Stradella, Alessandro | G. | Gianturco | |
| Strauss, Richard | AV | Mueller von Asow | |
| Tartini, Giuseppe | D. | Dounias | |
| Telemann, Georg Philipp | TWV | Use for instrumental music | Telemann-Werkverzeichnis |
| Torelli, Giuseppe | G. | Giegling | |
| Vanhal, Johan Baptist | B. | Use for symphonies | Bryan |
| Viotti, Giovanni Battista | W. | Use for instrumental music | White |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | RV | Ryom | |
| P. | Pincherle | ||
| F. | Fanna | ||
| Vogler, Georg Joseph | S. | Use for works without opus numbers | Schafhaut |
| Wagenseil, Georg Christoph | WV | Scholz-Michelitsch | |
| Weiss, Silvius Leopold | K. | Klima |
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