John Field: Nocturnes. Piano Sheet Music

Product Description

John Field is credited as the true 'inventor' of the Nocturne. After experimenting with other names such as Pastorale, Serenade, and Romance, he settled on “Nocturne” when his first one was published in 1812.

Field’s Nocturnes follow no known form, nor do they develop a given theme. Instead, they set up a mood and atmosphere of tenderness and dreaminess combined with a continuous flow of beautiful melody that appealsdirectly to the listener's willingness to share an emotion, mostly of consoled sadness. It was Field's Nocturnes that greatly influenced Chopin, who absorbed the emotional characteristics of the Nocturne style and used themtocreate his own unique expressive compositions.

Series: Edition Peters Green Series
Language: German-English
Pages: 76
Publisher: Edition Peters
First published: 2001
ISMN: 9790014004163

1) Nocturne No.1 E Flat Major

2) Nocturne No.2 C Minor

3) Nocturne No.3 A flat Major

4) Nocturne No.4 A Major

5) Nocturne No.5 B flat Major

6) Nocturne No.6 F Major

7) Nocturne No.7 C Major

8) Nocturne No.8 A Major

9) Nocturne No.9 E flat Major

10) Nocturne No.10 E Minor

11) Nocturne No.11 E flat Major

12) Nocturne No.12 G Major

13) Nocturne No.13 D Minor

14) Nocturne No.14 C Major

15) Nocturne No.15 C Major

16) Nocturne No.16 F Major

17) Nocturne No.17 E Major

18) Nocturne No.18 E Major