nocturne
/nok-turn/US // ˈnɒk tɜrn //UK // (ˈnɒktɜːn) //
夜曲,夜莺,夜游神,夜神
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Music.
- : a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- : an instrumental composition of a dreamy or pensive character.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inserenade
Examples
The lovely "nocturne" of the evening plain had passed into a Vision or Masque of Force that captured the mind.
Azalea stopped singing, but played on in dreamy mood a low, sad nocturne.
Emmie sang two more songs, Julia laughing and coquetting with Ethan over prelude and interlude; and then Julia played a nocturne.
How can one teach the interpretation of a Chopin nocturne, for instance, by merely talking about it.
The unique character of Nocturne makes it very hard to write about Swinnerton.
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