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Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes

The Nocturnes span the whole of Chopin’s career, and among them are some of the composer’s most beloved works, such as the infinitely tender and graceful Op. 9 No. 2 in E-flat. But they can also be viewed as a sort of experiment chamber, where Chopin, so to speak in the obscurity of the dark, tries out some of his most daring harmonic and formal inventions.
Mention is often made of the influence on Chopin of the Irishman John Field, generally credited as the father of the nocturne. While there is no doubt that links exist between the two, it’s also certain that Chopin’s temperament was quite different from that of his predecessor, as was the range of his modes of expression.
Liszt wrote:
“Chopin, in his poetic Nocturnes, sang not only the harmonies which are the source of our most ineffable delights, but likewise the restless, agitating bewilderment to which they often give rise”.


Sheet Music Downloads:

Title Key Published Type Level
Nocturne - op 9 no 1B-flat Minor 1833 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 9 no 2E-flat Major 1833 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 9 no 3B Major 1833 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 15 no 1F Major 1834 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 15 no 2F-sharp Major 1834 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 15 no 3G Minor 1834 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 27 no 1C-sharp Minor 1836 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 27 no 2D-flat Major 1836 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 32 no 1B Major 1837 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 32 no 2A-flat Major 1837 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 37 no 1G Minor 1840 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 37 no 2G Major 1840 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 48 no 1C Minor 1842 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 48 no 2F-sharp Minor 1842 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 55 no 1F Minor 1844 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 55 no 2E-flat Major 1844 Piece 7
Nocturne - op 62 no 1B Major 1846 Piece 8
Nocturne - op 62 no 2E Major 1846 Piece 8
Nocturne (opus posth) - op 72 no 1E Minor 1855 Piece 7
Nocturne opus posth. C-sharp Minor 1830 Piece 8
Nocturne opus posth. C Minor 1848 Piece 7



Posts in the piano forum about Nocturnes by Chopin:

xx Nocturne as a musical form?
June 21, 2009, 06:20:12 PM by soitainly

 I was reading through another thread about Chopin's Nocturne in Cm and people were saying it strayed somewhat from the nocturne form. I didn't realize that a Nocturne was a form, just a name for a series of Chopin pieces that had a certain mellow feel. When I think of form I think of Sonatas or Minuets and the like with some definable structure. What are the defining structural characteristics of a Nocturne?

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xx Level of Nocturne
May 25, 2009, 05:16:43 AM by jet417

I have a Nocturne of Chopin (Posthu), but I have absolutely no idea what level it is, so I don't know if I can give it to any of my students. I find it quite simple for a Chopin piece, but it's Op. 72 No. 1. If anybody can help me with that, I'd be greatful.

Also, while I have it in mind, I'm working on Bach's Toccata and Fugue as well as Debussy's Valse Romantique. If you know the levels of those, I'd like to know them as well.

Thank you!

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xx Posthumous vs Original Chopin nocturne
July 07, 2008, 02:46:38 PM by eyeballnick

Is it me or do you think the post. chopin nocturnes are overplayed? and not as good as the original Nocturnes ?

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xx Which Chopin Nocturne?
March 16, 2008, 01:12:22 PM by zukimaten

Hey fellow pianoplayers

I want to start playing a Chopin Nocturne, i have played 3 preludes from him, lastly the raindrop, so i hope i am ready to start playing nocturnes. The problem is i don't know which one is the easiest. What is your opinion? - which one should i start with? And are they much harder than the raindrop prelude?

(pardon my english, i am not a native speaker)

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