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N0125600 (nŏk′tûrn′)n.1. A painting of a night scene.2. An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy mood, especially one for the piano.

[French, from Old French, nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus; see nocturnal.]

nocturne

(ˈnɒktɜːn) n1. (Classical Music) a short, lyrical piece of music, esp one for the piano2. (Art Terms) a painting or tone poem of a night scene3. (Classical Music) a painting or tone poem of a night scene

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n. 1. an artistic work appropriate to the night. 2. a dramatic, brooding piano composition. [1860–65; < French nocturne]

nocturne

a painting of a night scene, a genre particularly favored by Whistler. See also music.See also: Art

nocturne

A lyrical serenade, especially in Chopin’s works for piano.

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Noun

nocturne - a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)notturnomusical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

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nocturne

(nŏk`tûrn) [Fr.,=night piece], in music, romantic instrumental piece, free in form and usually reflective or languid in character. John Field wrote the first nocturnes, influencing Chopin in the writing of his 19 nocturnes for piano. Others who have written nocturnes include Gabriel Fauré and Francis Poulenc for piano, Debussy for orchestra, and by extension Béla Bartók in his night music pieces.

Nocturne

the name given to various types of musical works. In the 18th and early 19th centuries the nocturne was a divertissement, a composition in several movements similar to the cassation and instrumental serenade. It was written mainly for wind or for wind and string instruments and was usually performed outdoors in the evening or at night, for example, the nocturnes of Mozart and Haydn. J. Field established the nocturne as a short melodious and lyrical piano piece of a dreamy or melancholy nature. Chopin’s 21 piano nocturnes, noted for their depth and richness, represent the fullest development of the genre. R. Schumann, J. Hummel, C. Debussy, M. Reger, and P. Hindemith also wrote nocturnes. In Russian music, outstanding examples include M. I. Glinka’s nocturnes for harp, piano, and voice and piano; A. P. Borodin’s nocturne in the String Quartet No. 2; and A. N. Scriabin’s nocturnes.

REFERENCE

Kuznetsov, K. A. “Istoricheskie formy noktiurna.” Iskusstvo, 1925, no. 2.

nocturne

1. a short, lyrical piece of music, esp one for the piano 2. a painting or tone poem of a night scene

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noun a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

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