Nocturnes, Op.55
Nocturne · Op. 55
Frédéric Chopin 1810–1849
Nocturne
Form
Op. 55
Catalogue
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Difficulty
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Themes & character
Dedicated to Jane Stirling·Funeral-march tread·Continuous late melody·Published 1844
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 55
- Form
- Nocturne
Movements
1
Nocturne in F minorF minor
A mournful, march-like tread that gathers force before a consoling close.
2
Nocturne in E♭ majorE♭ major
A continuously unfolding melody in long, overlapping lines, with no true repeat.
About the piece
Published in 1844 and dedicated to Jane Stirling, the Scottish pupil who would later organize Chopin's visit to Britain and quietly support him in his final years.
The second of the pair is one of his most subtly constructed pieces. Rather than stating a melody and returning to it, the music unfolds in a single continuous line, voices overlapping and passing the tune between them, a technique closer to late Bach than to the salon nocturne.
The composer
Frédéric Chopin
1810–1849
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading composer of his era whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation".
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