nocturne

Example Sentences

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How did you prepare for this new album of the nocturnes?

From New York Times

The most atmospheric of these arrays feature Baltimore scenes by E. Brady Robinson, whose upward-gazing camera often lands on clouds, and uncanny nocturnes by Elena Volkova, who views light and shadow through a lens darkly.

From Washington Post

I’m including two pieces by Enescu, a chorale and a “carillon nocturne,” which is very interesting, especially considering it was written by someone who is not known for his pianistic production.

From New York Times

I opened with an elaborate Haydn sonata and ended by pairing a Chopin nocturne with his teeming Ballade in G minor.

From New York Times

But far more present was the collective’s progeny: the milky repetitive vibraphone of Molly Joyce’s “Purity” and Ian Chang’s raucous electronic nocturne, streamed — with strobes flashing — from a darkened room, like a Brooklyn loft party.

From New York Times