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nocturne
[ nok-turn ]
noun
- a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- an instrumental composition of a dreamy or pensive character.
nocturne
/ ˈnɒktɜːn /
noun
- a short, lyrical piece of music, esp one for the piano
- a painting or tone poem of a night scene
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The lovely "nocturne" of the evening plain had passed into a Vision or Masque of Force that captured the mind.
Azalea stopped singing, but played on in dreamy mood a low, sad nocturne.
Emmie sang two more songs, Julia laughing and coquetting with Ethan over prelude and interlude; and then Julia played a nocturne.
How can one teach the interpretation of a Chopin nocturne, for instance, by merely talking about it.
The unique character of Nocturne makes it very hard to write about Swinnerton.
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