nocturne

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And hitting all his elements perfectly to Chopin's haunting, melancholic "Nocturne No. 20" earned the young skater his season's best score of 85.65 points and a place in Friday's free skating final.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Appeared in the February 7, 2026, print edition as 'A Bleak New York Nocturne'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

It comes after Nocturne Live Oxfordshire revealed earlier this year that it would no longer be staging its outdoor music festival at the site after a decade of shows.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

He didn’t just spin legato lines in the searching, conversational Nocturne; he expounded entire legato paragraphs in an eloquent, unbroken stream of consciousness.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

This solo she plays on "Harlem Nocturne"? It's so good, it makes me want to take sax lessons.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements