Instead, the form was created by the Irish composer John Field, a man whose influence on Chopin can be heard clearly, not just in his solo piano music but also in his two piano concertos. Home Composers > Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804 - 1857) > Home. IN THE FLOURISHING BUT fledgling literature on constructions of gender in music, instrumental music reposes in relative neglect. Ernest Bloch, Three Nocturnes Dvorak Op.21 Clara Schumann Trio Op.17 Semi-Difficult: Mendelssohn Op.49 (Dm), Op.66 (Cm) Schubert Op.99 (Bb), Op.100 (Eb). Irish composer John Field is credited as the father of the romantic version of the nocturne that we know and recognize today. 9 are a set of three nocturnes written by Frederic Chopin between 18 and dedicated to Madame Camille Pleyel.ĭespite being forever associated with the nocturne, (essentially a piece of particularly wistful, dreamy music, often intended to evoke images of the night) Chopin was not actually its inventor. Gem: Mixed Trios with Piano Recommended Piano Trios TRIOS FOR VIOLIN, CELLO and PIANO Recommended Works John A. 9 are a set of three nocturnes written by Frederic Chopin between 18 and dedicated to Madame Camille Pleyel. Though Field was the 'inventor' of the Nocturne, it is Chopin who took the name and the general concept of a dreamy melody over a broken chord accompaniment, relying on liberal use of the sustain pedal and the offset of a contrasting middle section before a reprise of the opening material, and made it famous in the piano literature. A great Romantic composer, who nevertheless wrote absolute music with formal titles such as Mazurkas, Impromptus, Waltzes, Nocturnes. Did you know that Daniel was a child prodigy, performing Chopin’s Concerto 1 with the NY Philharmonic at the age of 9 watched in amazement during a concert in Popayan, Colombia, when the piano started to roll away because of the slippery marble floor, then several ivory piano keys split and fell to the floor and finally the pedal lyre fell off all while playing. Chopin, Frédéric (1810 - 1849) Chopin was introduced by his teacher Josef Elsner to several composers, and among them we find John Field, whose Nocturnes inspired Chopin to compose for this genre. Polish composer renowned for his piano works.