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The Nocturnes, Op. 9 are a set of three nocturnes for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin between 1831 and 1832, published in 1832, and dedicated to Madame Marie Pleyel. These were Chopin's first published set of nocturnes. The second nocturne of the work is often regarded as Chopin's most famous piece. [1] [2]
Chopin, Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, No. 1 Secondary theme. The Nocturne in B major opens with two introductory chords. After a pause, a melody in B major emerges. At first, the action proceeds gently and smoothly (dolce, legato). The piece soon turns into declamation, led by a voice in the upper register, and after a rapid scale in the right ...
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2. The second nocturne in E ♭ major features a 12 8 time signature, triplet quavers in the bass, and a lento sostenuto tempo marking. The left-hand features sweeping legato arpeggios from the bass to the tenor, while the right-hand often plays a contrapuntal duet and a soaring single melody.
Chopin had composed five of his nocturnes before meeting Field for the first time. [6] In his youth, Chopin was often told that he sounded like Field, who in turn was later described as sounding "Chopinesque". [7] The composer Friedrich Kalkbrenner, one of Chopin's early influences, once inquired as to whether Chopin was a student of Field. [8]
Opening bars of Nocturne No. 19 in E minor. The Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 No. 1, WN 23, was composed by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano in 1826. [1] It was Chopin's first composed nocturne, although it was the nineteenth to be published, in 1855, along with two other early works: a funeral march in C minor and three écossaises.
The middle section contains a number of quotations from Chopin's second piano concerto in F minor which was composed around the same time (1829). It begins with two bars (21 and 22) quoting the main theme from the third movement. The next two bars (23 and 24) quote the second part of the secondary theme of the first movement. The passage in 3
Nocturnes are generally thought of as being tranquil, often expressive and lyrical, and sometimes rather gloomy, but in practice pieces with the name nocturne have conveyed a variety of moods: the second of Debussy's orchestral Nocturnes, "Fêtes", for example, is very lively, as are parts of Karol Szymanowski's Nocturne and Tarantella (1915 ...
Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 (Chopin) Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth. (Chopin) Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. (Chopin) This page was last edited on 1 ...
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