John Field (Composer)
Born: 26th July 1782, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 23rd January 1837, Moscow, Russia
Nationality: Irish
John Field was an Irish pianist, composer, and teacher. Field is best known as the inventor of the nocturne. He is mentioned in passing in War and Peace when Countess Rostova calls on the Rostov household musician to play her favourite nocturne.
He was born in Dublin into a musical family, and received his early education there, in particular with the immigrant Tommaso Giordani. The Fields soon moved to London, where Field studied under Muzio Clementi. Under his tutelage, Field quickly became a famous and sought-after concert pianist.
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Popular Works: Field
- Air de bon Roi Henri IV (2)
- Andante inedit in E flat major (3)
- Fantaisie sur un air russe ('In the Garden') (3)
- Irish dance (Go to the Devil) (4)
- Kamarinskaya - Variations in B flat on a Russian Air (5)
- Marche triomphale (3)
- Nocturne in C major "Le troubadour" (H.55) (3)
- Nocturne in E flat major 'Romance' (11)
- Nocturne No. 8 in A major (11)
- Nocturne No. 1 in E flat major (H.24) (22)
- Nocturne No. 10 in E minor (17)
- Nocturne No. 11 in E flat major (H.56) (13)
- Nocturne No. 12 in G major (H.58) (15)
- Nocturne No. 13 in D minor (H.59) (12)
- Nocturne No. 14 in C major (H.60) (11)
- Nocturne No. 15 in C major (H.61) (7)
- Nocturne No. 16 in F major (H.62) (12)
- Nocturne No. 17 in E major (4)
- Nocturne No. 18 in E major, "Midi" (H.13) (10)
- Nocturne No. 2 in C minor H.25 (21)
- Nocturne No. 3 in A flat major (H.26) (15)
- Nocturne No. 4 in A major (H.36) (19)
- Nocturne No. 5 in B flat major (H.37) (26)
- Nocturne No. 6 in F major, 'Cradle Song' (H.40) (13)
- Nocturne No. 7 in C major 'Reverie' (H.45) (8)
- Nocturnes Nos. 1-18 (6)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, H27 (10)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat major, H31 (13)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, H32 (10)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, H28 (7)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in C major, 'L'incendie par l'orage', H39 (6)
- Piano Concerto No. 6 in C major, H49 (5)
- Piano Concerto No. 7 in C major, H58 (5)
- Rondo for Piano in A flat major, H 18 (6)
- Sehnsuchtswalzer (2)
- Sonata in A major Op. 1 No. 2 (6)
- Sonata in B major H.17 (3)
- Sonata in C minor Op. 1 No. 3 (7)
- Sonata in E flat major Op. 1 No. 1 (7)
- Variations "Within a mile of Edinboro Town" (3)
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