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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]
The most important later composer of nocturnes was Gabriel Fauré, who greatly admired Chopin and composed thirteen works in this genre. Other later composers who have written solo piano nocturnes include Georges Bizet, Erik Satie, Alexander Scriabin, Francis Poulenc, Samuel Barber, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Lowell Liebermann.
Vasily Kalinnikov: Nocturne in F ♯ minor, for piano (1894) Jan Kalivoda: Six Nocturnes for Viola and Piano, op. 186; Friedrich Kalkbrenner: 4 nocturnes for solo piano; Kevin Keller: 10 nocturnes for piano and treatments; Ignace Leybach: now known only for his Fifth Nocturne; Lowell Liebermann: 11 for solo piano and Nocturne for Orchestra
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 ...
This nocturne starts with an unusual time signature: 18 8. Nocturne No. 8 in D ♭ major, Op. 84/8 (1902) Fauré did not intend the eighth nocturne to appear under that designation. His publisher collected eight short piano pieces together and published them as 8 pièces brèves, allocating each of them a title unauthorised by the composer. The ...
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 ...