| 单词 | nocturne |
| 释义 | nocturne (once / 8975 pages) n A nocturne is a piece of dreamy piano music. A particularly lovely, well-played nocturne might bring tears to your eyes. Sniff, sniff. Nocturnes are traditionally inspired by or suggesting nighttime, with the resulting composition being romantic and a bit melancholy. The earliest nocturnes were written and performed (usually in the evening) in the eighteenth century. Chopin is probably the most well known composer of nocturnes, having written twenty-one of them. The word nocturne comes from the Latin nocturnus, "belonging to the night." WORD FAMILYnocturne: nocturnes USAGE EXAMPLESA mix of old and young, wearing everything from denim to couture, was waiting to get into “After Hours: A Musical Nocturne,” L.A. Los Angeles Times(Nov 25, 2016) Two encores, Tchaikovsky’s Nocturne in C sharp minor and Liszt’s “La Campanella” étude, were gratefully received by the enthusiastic audience. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) Your most daring departure from both de Mille and Balanchine was to choreograph Copland’s second movement, the “Corral Nocturne,” for five men. New York Times(Aug 26, 2016) n a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano) Syn|Hyper notturno composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music a musical work that has been created |
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