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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's nocturnes carry many similarities with those of Field while at the same time retaining a distinct, unique sound of their own. One aspect of the nocturne that Chopin continued from Field is the use of a song-like melody in the right hand. This is one of the most if not the most important features to the nocturne as a whole.
Franz Liszt: one for solo piano entitled En rêve ('In a dream' or 'While dreaming'), another for solo piano entitled Pensées ('Thoughts'), plus his collection of three Liebesträume (Love Dreams), a series of three Notturnos, of which no.3 is the most famous, Les cloches de Genève: Nocturne (The Bells of Geneva: Nocturne) in B major
The Nocturne No. 20 in C ♯ minor, Op. posth., Lento con gran espressione, P 1, No. 16, KKIVa/16, WN 37, is a solo piano piece composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1830 and published in 1875. Chopin dedicated this work to his older sister Ludwika Chopin , with the statement: "To my sister Ludwika as an exercise before beginning the study of my ...
Nocturnes, L 98 (also known as Trois Nocturnes or Three Nocturnes) is an Impressionist orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy, who wrote it between 1892 and 1899. It is based on poems from Poèmes anciens et romanesques (Henri de Régnier, 1890).
Op. 9, Three Nocturnes (1830–32): Nocturne in B ♭ minor; Nocturne in E ♭ major; Nocturne in B major; Op. 15, Three Nocturnes (1830–33): Nocturne in F major; Nocturne in F ♯ major; Nocturne in G minor; Op. 27, Two Nocturnes (1835-6): Nocturne in C ♯ minor; Nocturne in D ♭ major; Op. 32, Two Nocturnes (1836–37): Nocturne in B ...
The Nocturnes, Op. 15 are a set of three nocturnes for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin between 1830 and 1833. The work was published in January 1834, and was dedicated to Ferdinand Hiller. [1] These nocturnes display a more personal approach to the nocturne form than that of the earlier Opus 9. The melodies and emotional depth of these ...
The Nocturne in D-flat major, referred to as Nocturne No. 8 in the context of the complete set of Chopin's Nocturnes, is one of Chopin's more popular compositions. It is initially marked as lento sostenuto and is in 6 8 meter. It consists of two strophes, repeated in increasingly complex variations. The piece is 77 measures long.