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Definition of nocturne in English: nocturnenoun ˈnɒktəːnˈnɑktərn 1Music
A short composition of a romantic nature, typically for piano. 〔乐〕（常由钢琴演奏的）夜曲，梦幻曲 Example sentencesExamples - His televised recordings of the composer's complete nocturnes have been screened throughout Europe, Australia and on PBS in the United States.
- I played the nocturne in a loop, and I felt a pang of remembrance course through my whole person.
- If piano students are playing Mozart and Haydn sonatas, Chopin nocturnes and Debussy preludes, they certainly are capable of playing some chamber music repertoire.
- Its singing melodies, rocking accompaniments and romantic harmonies advance the composition of nocturnes from Field to Chopin.
- Pulling out the bench and grabbing her sheet music (although she didn't need it), Nicole began to play a nocturne by her favorite composer, Chopin.
2Art
A picture of a night scene. 〔艺术〕夜景画 Example sentencesExamples - Her early nocturnes display an antimodernist nostalgia for pre-reservation Indian life that would have appealed to both non-Indian and Indian viewers.
- For the most part, his early paintings are nocturnes in the style of Whistler.
- Born in Leeds, where he spent most of his working life, Grimshaw is best known for his nocturnes but began his career as a landscape painter.
- In order to get a fuller understanding of de la Tour's art, students should also study some of his nighttime pictures, his nocturnes.
- The soft focus and murky shadows of his nocturnes gave way to the need to make the clearest images possible.
OriginMid 19th century: French, from Latin nocturnus 'of the night'. Definition of nocturne in US English: nocturnenounˈnäktərnˈnɑktərn 1Music
A short composition of a romantic or dreamy character suggestive of night, typically for piano. 〔乐〕（常由钢琴演奏的）夜曲，梦幻曲 Example sentencesExamples - His televised recordings of the composer's complete nocturnes have been screened throughout Europe, Australia and on PBS in the United States.
- Its singing melodies, rocking accompaniments and romantic harmonies advance the composition of nocturnes from Field to Chopin.
- If piano students are playing Mozart and Haydn sonatas, Chopin nocturnes and Debussy preludes, they certainly are capable of playing some chamber music repertoire.
- I played the nocturne in a loop, and I felt a pang of remembrance course through my whole person.
- Pulling out the bench and grabbing her sheet music (although she didn't need it), Nicole began to play a nocturne by her favorite composer, Chopin.
2Art
A picture of a night scene. 〔艺术〕夜景画 Example sentencesExamples - In order to get a fuller understanding of de la Tour's art, students should also study some of his nighttime pictures, his nocturnes.
- The soft focus and murky shadows of his nocturnes gave way to the need to make the clearest images possible.
- For the most part, his early paintings are nocturnes in the style of Whistler.
- Her early nocturnes display an antimodernist nostalgia for pre-reservation Indian life that would have appealed to both non-Indian and Indian viewers.
- Born in Leeds, where he spent most of his working life, Grimshaw is best known for his nocturnes but began his career as a landscape painter.
OriginMid 19th century: French, from Latin nocturnus ‘of the night’. |