Nocturne
Dreamy piano work
A nocturne is a dreamy, contemplative musical composition evocative of night.
The term is most associated with piano pieces by Chopin and Field, characterized by lyrical melodies over arpeggiated accompaniment.
In visual art, a nocturne is a painting of a night scene—Whistler famously titled his atmospheric works this way: Nocturne in Black and Gold.
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- darknessTotal absence of light
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- starlitIlluminated by celestial bodies
evening · shadows · midnight · stillness · dreamscape · slumber · velvet · luminescence
Polish Romantic pianist-composer
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- opusNumbered artistic creation
- romanticConducive to love
melody · Debussy · recital · étude · ballade · prelude · sonata · arpeggios
Art emphasizing mood, atmosphere
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
atmospheric · seascape · Thames · riverscape · muted · blue-grey · silhouette · reflection
moonlight
Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal
starlit · evening · shadows · midnight · stillness · dreamscape · slumber · velvet · luminescence · hush
Chopin
Polish Romantic pianist-composer
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- opusNumbered artistic creation
romantic · melody · Debussy · recital · étude · ballade · prelude · sonata · arpeggios · rubato
tonalism
Art emphasizing mood, atmosphere
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
palette · atmospheric · seascape · Thames · riverscape · muted · blue-grey · silhouette · reflection · composition
compline
Day's final liturgy
vigil · canonical · matins · devotion · plainchant · monastery · office · breviary · choral · sacred
- Horror GamesSilent Hill, Resident Evil, Blair Witch, Call of Cthulhu, Madison
- Eurovisiongrand final, semifinal, semi-final, televote, jury vote
- Song Cycles
Nocturneaubade
Morning separation poem
morning song · reveille · matin · matinée · pastoral
Nocturnemarch
Rhythmic group walk
military march · triumphal march · toccata · fanfare · galop
Nocturnetriumphal march
Ceremonial procession celebrating conquest
fanfare · jubilate · hymn of praise · bacchanale · divertimento
- nocturnal animalsCreatures active after dark
- nocturnal habitsActivities done after dark
- nocturnal emissionsEjaculation while asleep
- nocturnal huntersAnimals active at night
- nocturnal predatorAnimal hunting after dark
- nocturnal activityActions performed after dark