nocturne
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John Field, one of Li’s two protagonists, was in fact a classical pianist of some repute, having invented the nocturne form of composition that Chopin would make famous in Field’s lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The pianist is playing a nocturne, a lovely bit of night music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
She plays a nocturne of some kind, echoing, transparent melodies.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2022
“Fall River Boiler,” a black-and-white image that he photographed in 1978 and printed a decade or so later, is a nocturne of texture and tone: feathery asbestos, gloppy encrustations, circular black holes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
She got my bathrobe for me, and then she dried my hair with those powerful fingers of hers as gently as she might coax a nocturne from our old piano.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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