Irish composer

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was the first composer to use the term '

Nocturne A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. History The term ''nocturne'' (from French '' nocturne'' "of the night") was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensembl ...

' in the Romantic sense, to apply to a character piece featuring a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment. He has been widely credited as the inventor of the genre.

List of works

There is no congruent historic numbering for the nocturnes. This list is arranged according to Hopkinson numbers, introduced in the 1961 catalogue by Cecil Hopkinson. * H 24 – Nocturne for piano No. 1 in E-flat major – 1812 * H 25 – Nocturne for piano No. 2 in C minor – 1812 * H 26 – Nocturne for piano No. 3 in A-flat major – 1812 * H 36 – Nocturne for piano No. 4 in A major – 1817 * H 37 – Nocturne for piano No. 5 in B-flat major – 1817 * H 40 – Nocturne for piano No. 6 "Cradle Song" in F major – 1817 * H 45 – Nocturne for piano No. 7 "Reverie" in C major – 1821 * H 46 – Nocturne for piano No. 8 in E minor – 1821 * H 14E – Nocturne for piano No. 9 "Pastorale" in A major * H 30A – Nocturne for piano No. 10 "Romance" in E-flat major – 1816 * H 56 – Nocturne for piano No. 11 in E-flat major – 1832 * H 58D – Nocturne for piano No. 12 in G major – 1822 * H 59 – Nocturne for piano No. 13 "Song without Words" in D minor – 1834 * H 60 – Nocturne for piano No. 14 in C major – 1835 * H 61 – Nocturne for piano No. 15 in C major – 1836 * H 62 – Nocturne for piano No. 16 in F major – 1836 * H 54 – Nocturne for piano o. 17"Grande Pastorale" in E major – (two different versions) * H 13K – Nocturne for piano o. 18"Noontide" in E major Additional nocturnes: * H 55 – Nocturne for piano "The Troubadour" in C major * H 63 – Nocturne for piano in B-flat major – op. posth. * H 66 – Nocturne "Dernière pensèe"

Sources

* Cecil Hopkinson, 'A Bibliographical Thematic Catalogue of the Works of John Field, 1782–1837' (London, 1961) Compositions by John Field Classical music in Ireland Compositions for solo piano

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