nocturne : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nocturne	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nocturne
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nocturne n a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano) Synonym(s): nocturne, notturno
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nocturne \Nocturne"\, 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 [bd]Midsummer-Night's Dream[b8] music.