Craw

Abbreviation for Howard Allen Craw's thematic catalogue of Dussek's works, developed in his 1964 University of Southern California dissertation \"A Biography and Thematic Catalog of the Works of J.L. Dussek (1760–1812).\" Because Dussek's output was published by many competing publishers — often assigning different opus numbers to the same work — the Craw catalogue (C. or Craw numbers) provides a consistent and chronological reference system. Most modern editions and recordings cite both the Craw number and one primary opus number.

When researching or ordering scores, use the Craw number to confirm you have the correct work. Many Dussek works share opus numbers across publishers (e.g. \"Op. 16\" was used by both Breitkopf & Härtel and Corri for completely different sets) — the Craw number resolves all ambiguity.