John Field (composer)

John Field (July 26, 1782 – January 23, 1837) was an Irish composer and pianist. He is best known for being the first composer to write nocturnes.

Selected compositions

Field wrote seven piano concertos.

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• Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat, H. 27 (1799)
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat, H. 31 (1811)
• Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat, H. 32 (1811)
• Piano Concerto No. 4 in E flat, H. 28 (1814, revised 1819)
• Piano Concerto No. 5 in C, H. 39 (1817), l'Incendie par l'Orage
• Piano Concerto No. 6 in C, H. 49 (1819, revised 1820)
• Piano Concerto No. 7 in C minor, H. 58 (1822, revised 1822-32)

Among his solo piano compositions, Field composed 16 nocturnes, four piano sonatas (the first three published together as his Op. 1), as well as fantasias, etudes, rondos, and sets of variations.

Related Topics:
Piano sonata - Etudes

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