Nocturne

A nocturne (from the French which meant nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus) is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Historically, nocturne is a very old term applied to night Offices and, since the Middle Ages, to divisions in the canonical hour of Matins.

History

The name nocturne was first applied to pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensemble piece in several movements, normally played for an evening party and then laid aside. Sometimes it carried the Italian equivalent, notturno, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's quadraphonic Notturno in D, K.286, written for four lightly echoing separated ensembles of paired horns with strings, and his Serenata Notturna, K. 239. At this time, the piece was not necessarily evocative of the night, but might merely be intended for performance at night, much like a serenade. The chief difference between the serenade and the notturno was the time of the evening at which they would typically be performed: the former around 9:00pm, the latter closer to 11:00 pm.

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Nocturne (Secret Garden song)

"Nocturne" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Norwegian by Secret Garden representing Norway. It was the second time Norway won the contest, after it had won in 1985 with Bobbysocks! song "La det swinge". For their performance at the Contest the Secret Garden duo of Fionnuala Sherry and Rolf Løvland featured two guest musicians; Norwegian vocalist Gunnhild Tvinnereim and Swedish nyckelharpist Åsa Jinder.

Eurovision victory

The song was performed fifth on the night, following Bosnia and Herzegovina's Davorin Popović with "Dvadeset prvi vijek" and preceding Russia's Philip Kirkorov with "Kolibelnaya dlya vulkana". At the close of voting, it had received 148 points, placing 1st in a field of 23.

The victory represented the second for composer Rolf Løvland, who had previously written "La det swinge". Additionally, it represented the first time in four years that Ireland had not won the Contest (although Sherry herself is Irish), thus bringing to an end the only hat-trick of victories in Eurovision history. Ireland would go on to win the next Contest, achieving the feat of four victories in five years.

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Nocturne (disambiguation)

A nocturne is a musical composition inspired by, or evocative of, night.

Nocturne may also refer to:

Art

  • Nocturne (painting), a visual language
  • Nocturne, artwork on the Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge

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  • Nocturne (band), a metal/industrial band from Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Nocturne (Siouxsie and the Banshees album), 1983
  • Nocturne (Charlie Haden album), 2002
  • Nocturne (The Human Abstract album), 2006
  • Nocturnes (Little Boots album), 2013
  • Nocturne (Oliver Nelson album), 1960
  • Nocturne (Wild Nothing album), 2012
  • "Nocturne" (Secret Garden song), won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
  • "Nocturne", a song by Misia from Marvelous
  • "Nocturne", instrumental by melodic death metal band Insomnium on the album Since the Day It All Came Down
  • "Nocturne", a piece composed by Billy Joel that appeared on the album Cold Spring Harbor
  • "Nocturne", track on Rush's album Vapor Trails
  • "Nocturne", track on Medeski, Martin & Wood's album Combustication
  • Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 (Chopin), composed by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano in 1827
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