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About John Field
John Field was an Irish pianist and composer. He is widely credited as the inventor of the nocturne. While many of his contemporaries wrote in a similar style, Field was the first to use the term to apply to a character piece featuring a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment.
Everything about John Field →- Occupation
- pianist, composer, teacher, poet
- Citizenship
- Ireland, Kingdom of Ireland, Russian Empire
- Born
- July 26, 1782
- Died
- January 23, 1837, January 11, 1837