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nocturne


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nocturne  \Noc*turne"\,  n.  [F.  See  {Nocturn}.]  (Mus.) 
  A  night  piece,  or  serenade.  The  name  is  now  used  for  a 
  certain  graceful  and  expressive  form  of  instrumental 
  composition,  as  the  nocturne  for  orchestra  in  Mendelsohn's 
  ``Midsummer-Night's  Dream''  music. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nocturne 
  n  :  a  pensive  lyrical  piece  of  music  (especially  for  the  piano) 




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