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This nocturne was addressed by Chopin to his sister Louise, at Warsaw, in a letter from Paris, and was written soon after the production of the two lovely piano concertos, when Chopin was still a very young man.

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  1. noun A painting of a night scene.
  2. noun An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy mood, especially one for the piano.

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  • The third movement has the character of a nocturne, and as such cannot fail to be admired. —  Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
  • The middle movements, a Scherzo and an Andante, do not rise to the dignity of a sonata, and, moreover, lack distinction, especially the slow movement, a nocturne-like dialogue between the two instruments. —  Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
  • Still, the barcarolle is one of the most important of Chopin's compositions in the nocturne - style. —  Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
  • This nocturne was addressed by Chopin to his sister Louise, at Warsaw, in a letter from Paris, and was written soon after the production of the two lovely piano concertos, when Chopin was still a very young man. —  Chopin : the Man and His Music
  • This nocturne was addressed by —  Chopin : the Man and His Music
 

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  1. French, from Old French, nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus; see nocturnal.

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  1. Also nocturn; from French nocturne = Provencal nocturn = Spanish Portuguese nocturno = Italian notturno, from Latin nocturnus, of the night: see nocturn.
 

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