Definition of Nocturnes

1. Noun. (plural of nocturne) ¹

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Definition of Nocturnes

1. nocturne [n] - See also: nocturne

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nocturnes

nocturnal dyspnea
nocturnal emissions
nocturnal enuresis
nocturnal epilepsy
nocturnal myoclonus
nocturnal penile tumescence
nocturnal periodicity
nocturnal vertigo
nocturnalist
nocturnalists
nocturnality
nocturnally
nocturne
nocturnelike
nocturnes
nocturns
nocument
nocuous
nocuously
nod
nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat
nod off
nod through
nodal
nodal bigeminy
nodal bradycardia
nodal fever
nodal plane
nodal point

Literary usage of Nocturnes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chopin: The Man and His Music by James Huneker (1909)
"55, two nocturnes, August, 1844; op. 62, two nocturnes, September, 1846. In addition there is a nocturne written in 1828 and published by Fontana, ..."

2. American Book Prices Current (1921)
"Notes, Harmonies, Nocturnes. Chelsea, [1884]. 4to. ... Notes, Harmonies, Nocturnes. Second Series. First edition. [Lond.], 1886. Sm. 4to. Hunter, G., Jan. ..."

3. The Life of James McNeill Whistler by Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Joseph Pennell (1908)
"Nocturnes, THE YEARS EIGHTEEN SEVENTY-TWO TO EIGHTEEN SEVENTY-FOUR WHISTLER was the first to paint the night. The blue mystery that veils the world from ..."

4. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"Op. 33; 3 valses, Op. 34; В hymns and hymn tunes himself, the impromptu, Op. 36; 2 nocturnes, Op. which is reproduced in the ..."

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