Meaning & use
Nocturne
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A musical composition, typically for piano, evocative of night; also, a painting or artwork depicting a night scene.
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Chopin composed some of the most famous nocturnes in classical music.
The gallery displayed a moody nocturne of the harbor at dusk.
A note on using this word
From the French word for 'nocturnal'; the piano nocturne was popularized by composer John Field before Chopin refined the form.
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night piece
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