Composition: Nocturnes, Op. 9 (Chopin, Frédéric)
| Title | Nocturnes |
| Creators | Frédéric Chopin (composer) |
| Opus | Op.9 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1830 |
| First published | 1832 |
| Dedication | Camille Pleyel |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Nocturnes |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larghetto | — | B flat minor | — |
| Andante | — | E flat major | — |
| Allegretto | — | B major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Hubert Mouton |
| view | Complete | cello and strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | voice and piano | — |
| view | Complete | flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Jacques Larocque |
| view | Complete | violin and piano cello and piano |
Richard Hofmann |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Fritz Meyer and Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Emil Kross |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Pablo de Sarasate |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | August Wilhelmj |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | — |
| view | Complete | 2 violins | Pablo de Sarasate and Fabian Rehfeld |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | David Popper |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Adrien-François Servais |
| view | Complete | double bass and piano | Gustav Láska |
| view | Complete | double bass and piano | Franz Simandl |
| view | Complete | piano and harmonium | Waldemar Schneider |
| view | Complete | piano left hand | Charles Di Caro |
| view | Complete | harmonium | Max Reger |
| view | Complete | guitar | Johnson C. Bane |
| view | Complete | guitar | Julio Salvador Sagreras |
| view | Complete | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Complete | trombone and piano | Paul Delisse |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Kistner | 1832 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | C.F. Peters | — | Complete Score (600dpi) · view Complete Score (1200dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1881 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Cotta | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score (including title pages) · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score · view Title Page, Preface · view |
| view | Complete | — | Maurice Senart | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score · view 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · view 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · view 2a. Andante ( E flat major ), version with later authentic variants · view 3. Allegretto ( B major ) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Knute Snortum | 2021 | Complete Score · view Engraving files (LilyPond) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | 1. Larghetto (B-flat minor) · view 2. Andante (E-flat major) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2005 | 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Kistner | — | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | P. Jurgenson | — | 2. Andante (E♭ major) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co. | 1902 | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Globus Verlag | — | 2. Andante (E♭ major) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Columbia | — | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Schott | — | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Wessel & Co. | — | 3. Allegretto ( B major ) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | M. Bernard | — | 3. Allegretto (B major) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Durand | 1912 | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and strings |
Joshua Choe | 2014 | Complete Score · view Solo Cello · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and piano | Gebethner and Wolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score (Flute) · view Complete Score (Oboe) · view Complete Score (Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone, in C and Bmajor) · view Complete Score (Bassoon) · view Complete Score (Alto Saxophone) · view Complete Score (Baritone Saxophone) · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet/Soprano Saxophone (in C and Bmajor) · view Bassoon · view Alto Saxophone · view Baritone Saxophone · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view Complete Score (violin and piano) · view Cello Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P.J. Tonger | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Hoesick | 1901 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Kistner | 1873 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano | Hug | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins |
Carl Fischer | 1903 | Complete Score and Viola Part · view Complete Score · view Viola Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Johann André | — | Complete Score and Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
A.E. Fischer | — | Complete Score · view Double Bass Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
Kramer | — | Double Bass Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Carl Simon | 1886 | Complete Score · view Harmonium Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano left hand |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harmonium |
Manuscript | — | Complete Score (colour scan) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Wulschner & Son | 1899 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Francisco Nuñez y Cia. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Orfeo Tracio | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for trombone and piano |
Millereau | — | Complete Score · view Oboe/Violin/Flute Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Guiomar Novaes (piano) | 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · file 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file 3. Allegretto ( B major ) · file |
| view | Eugene Istomin (piano) | 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · file 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file 3. Allegretto ( B major ) · file |
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · file 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file |
| view | Harald Vetter (piano) | 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · file 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file |
| view | Olga Gurevich (piano) | 1. Larghetto ( B flat minor ) · file |
| view | Aya Higuchi (piano) | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file |
| view | Simone Renzi (piano) | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file |
| view | Constantin Stephan (piano) | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file |
| view | Bui-Nguyen Trieu-Tuong (piano) | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file |
| view | Luis Kolodin (piano) | 2. Andante ( E flat major ) · file |
| view | Gleb Ivanov (piano) | 3. Allegretto ( B major ) · file |
| view | Xuan He (piano) | 3. Allegretto ( B major ) · file |
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