nocturne

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Image: HP Webcam aside, the new Spectre can come in either “nocturne blue with celestial blue accents” or “nightfall black with pale brass accents.”

From The Verge

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

From New York Times

But he also fell under the spell of Whistler’s emphasis, in his “nocturnes” and “symphonies,” on design and abstract form, and his musical emphasis on mood.

From Washington Post

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

The ensemble backdrop is crystalline, misty sighs, while the solo cello line expands into melancholy arias without words; sometimes the tone is passionate, dark-hued nocturne, sometimes ethereal lullaby.

From New York Times