Hoboken-Verzeichnis

The Hoboken directory is the most common catalog raisonné of compositions by Joseph Haydn. The exact title is: J. Haydn, Thematic- Bibliographical catalog of works. It was created by the Dutch musicologist Anthony van Hoboken and appeared from 1957 to 1978 in three volumes. Numbering according to the Hoboken directory are generally characterized by the Sigel Hob.

Though Joseph Haydn had published most of his works with opus numbers, but made the fullness of his work, a systematic cataloging as a basis for scientific research is needed. Thus, the Hoboken directory is in contrast to Köchelverzeichnis the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the German directory of the works of Franz Schubert arranged not chronologically but sorted by work groups. This has the advantage that the factory numbering coincide mostly with the Hoboken numbers.

Although the Hoboken directory is now overtaken by new research findings in parts, but it has retained a great practical importance since almost all CD recordings and concert programs use this numbering.