nocturne

The lovely "nocturne" of the evening plain had passed into a Vision or Masque of Force that captured the mind.
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Azalea stopped singing, but played on in dreamy mood a low, sad nocturne.
They Looked and Loved|Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
Emmie sang two more songs, Julia laughing and coquetting with Ethan over prelude and interlude; and then Julia played a nocturne.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
How can one teach the interpretation of a Chopin nocturne, for instance, by merely talking about it.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower

The unique character of Nocturne makes it very hard to write about Swinnerton.
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton

British Dictionary definitions for nocturne

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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