Nocturnes for piano

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Nocturnes for piano are a series of lyrical, harmonically rich solo piano pieces by Gabriel Fauré that exemplify his refined, late-Romantic French style.

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Nocturnes for piano canonical 1

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instanceOf piano composition series
solo piano work
associatedWith French late-Romantic piano literature
cataloguedAs Op. 33, 36, 37, 63, 74, 84, 97, 99, 104, 107, 119
composer Gabriel Fauré
composerBirthYear 1845
composerDeathYear 1924
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo various patrons and friends
genre nocturne
hasPart Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Nocturne No. 10 in E minor, Op. 99
Nocturne No. 11 in F-sharp minor, Op. 104, No. 1
Nocturne No. 12 in E minor, Op. 107
Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119
Nocturne No. 2 in B major, Op. 33, No. 2
Nocturne No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 33, No. 3
Nocturne No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 36
Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 37
Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 63
Nocturne No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 74
Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 84, No. 8
Nocturne No. 9 in B minor, Op. 97
influencedBy French salon tradition
Frédéric Chopin
instrumentation solo piano
knownFor complex inner voicing
expressive melodic lines
subtle chromatic harmony
languageOfTitle French
movementCount 13
nationalSchool French music
notableCharacteristic harmonic richness
lyrical character
refined texture
performanceContext concert repertoire
recital repertoire
periodOfComposition early 20th century
late 19th century
publisher various 19th- and 20th-century music publishers
recordedBy numerous classical pianists
relatedWorkBySameComposer Barcarolles for piano
Impromptus for piano
Valses-caprices for piano
style late Romantic
typicalDurationRange 5–10 minutes per piece

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Gabriel Fauré notableWork Nocturnes for piano