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Synonyms for nocturne

Grammar : Noun
Spell : nok-turn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɒk tɜrn

Définition of nocturne

Origin :
  • 1862, "composition of a dreamy character," from French nocturne, literally "composition appropriate to the night," noun use of Old French nocturne "nocturnal," from Latin nocturnus (see nocturnal). Said to have been coined c.1814 by John Field, who wrote many of them, in a style that Chopin mastered in his own works, which popularized the term.
  • As in serenade : noun melody
Example sentences :
  • A nocturne—yes; it was getting dark, and the sea was rising—that was the sound of the sea.
  • Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton
  • This nocturne is called a forerunner to the Chopin nocturnes.
  • Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
  • She pulled a volume of Chopin from the stand, and began the twelfth nocturne.
  • Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
  • Schubert's 'Hedge Roses' for one, and that nocturne of your own for the other.
  • Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
  • In fact it is so popular that when any one is asked to play "Chopin's Nocturne," this one is meant.
  • Extract from : « The Pianolist » by Gustav Kobb
  • Mr. Bowen: "Do you see any art quality in that nocturne, Mr. Jones?"
  • Extract from : « The Gentle Art of Making Enemies » by James McNeill Whistler
  • The 'Nocturne in black and gold' is not a serious work to me.
  • Extract from : « The Gentle Art of Making Enemies » by James McNeill Whistler
  • The yacht in Nocturne is the yacht I want, ought to have, and never shall have.
  • Extract from : « When Winter Comes to Main Street » by Grant Martin Overton
  • Before the end of the nocturne carriage bells are heard outside.
  • Extract from : « The Light Shines in Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
  • From valse to nocturne, from sonata to prelude, her fancy ran.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke

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