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'''John Field''' was an [[Ireland|Irish]] composer most notable for his development of the [[Nocturne]], a slow, dream-like form of [[piano]] music intended to evoke the night time.

John Field (1782-1837), Irish composer and pianist, most notable for his development of the Nocturne, a slow, dream-like form of piano music intended to evoke the night time. He wrote seventeen of these and they were very highly rated by [[Chopin]] whose own nocturnes were written some twenty years later.

He was very highly rated by [[Chopin]].

As a pianist he eschewed the then fashionable virtuosic display, preferring delicacy of expression and lightness of touch. He wrote far more music than the nocturnes; including sonatas, some chamber music and seven piano [[concerto]]s. He remained in [[St. Petersburg]] after a concert in 1803. He taught and continued composing and became a popular figure in society there and in [[Moscow]] until his death. His music has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in recent years.

 

*Chopin

 

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