Section Titles of Opus clavicembalisticum
This page shows the variations in terminology for Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji’s labelling of the movements and sections of Opus clavicembalisticum (1929-30; 253 pp.), as they appear first in Constitution of the Work of the manuscript, then in a similar list at the beginning of the published edition, and finally as they appear in the musical text of the published edition itself. Stray punctuation has been omitted.
Movement numbers appear in Roman numerals in the score; they are given here in Arabic numerals for sorting purposes.
A suggested normalized terminology is used in the pages devoted to the durations of performances of Opus clavicembalisticum and to the durations of individual tracks of the Altarus and Continuum recordings.
| Movement | Constitution of the Work (MS) | Beginnings of Sections (MS) | Constitution of the Work (Score) | Beginnings of Sections (Score) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement | Constitution of the Work (MS) | Beginnings of Sections (MS) | Constitution of the Work (Score) | Beginnings of Sections (Score) |
| I | Introito: | Introito: | INTROITO | I. Introito: |
| II | Preludio-Corale | Preludio-corale | PRELUDIO CORALE | II. Preludio-corale |
| III | Fuga I | Fuga I. quatuor vocibus | FUGA I | III. Fuga I. quatuor vocibus |
| IV | Fantasia | III. Fantasia | FANTASIA | IV. Fantasia |
| V | Fuga a due soggetti | Fuga II. duplex | FUGA A DUE SOGGETTI | V. Fuga II. [duplex] |
| VI | Interludium primum [Thema cum XLIV [recte 49] Variationibus] | VI. Interludium Primum [Thema cum variationibus.] | INTERLUDIUM PRIMUM (THEMA CUM XLIV [recte XLIX] VARIATIONIBUS) | VI. Interludium primum [Thema cum variationibus] |
| VII | Cadenza I | VII. Cadenza I | CADENZA I | VII Cadenza I |
| VIII | Fuga a tre soggetti | VIII. Fuga tertia triplex | FUGA A TRE SOGGETTI | VIII Fuga tertia triplex |
| IX | Interludium alterum [Toccata: Adagio, Passacaglia cum LXXXI Variationibus] | [Interludium B. (Toccata adagio e Passacaglia.)] | INTERLUDIUM ALTERUM (TOCCATA: ADAGIO. PASSACAGLIA CUM LXXXI VARIATIONIBUS) | IX. [Interludium B [(Toccata:adagio:Passacaglia)] |
| X | Cadenza II | Cadenza II | CADENZA II | X. Cadenza II |
| XI | Fuga a quattro soggetti | Fuga IV. Quadruplex | FUGA A QUATTRO SOGGETTI | XI. Fuga IV. Quadruplex |
| XII | Coda Stretta | Coda. Stretta | CODA STRETTA | XII. CODA _ Stretta |
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