- Field’s Nocturne No. 12 in E Major is distinctive for its lively and playful character, two qualities that are not often associated with the “nocturne” genre.
- Listen for – at the end of the piece, the same note is struck 12 times on the piano, symbolizing the chiming of a clock (hence the “noontide” nickname).1
Sources
- Alice Sara Ott, “Out now: John Field, Nocturne No.12 in E Major ‘Noontide,'” Deutsche Grammophon (video), https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dBRBuq9qJWQ.
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