The Life and Music of John Field 1782-1837
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The Life and Music of John Field 1782-1837

Creator of the Nocturne

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  2. English
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The Life and Music of John Field 1782-1837

Creator of the Nocturne

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents 1
  5. Preface
  6. I A Child Prodigy in Dublin
  7. II In London with Clementi
  8. III Arrival in Russia
  9. IV Lionised by St. Petersburg Society
  10. V Moscow and Marriage
  11. VI A Liaison in St. Petersburg
  12. VII Moscow: the Unproductive Years, 1823-31
  13. VIII The Return to London
  14. IX A Season in Paris
  15. X A Concert Tour ends in Disaster
  16. XI Death in Moscow
  17. XII Field as Pianist and Teacher
  18. XIII Nocturnes
  19. XIV Concertos
  20. XV Works for Piano with String Quartet
  21. XVI Sonatas
  22. XVII Works in Variation Form
  23. XVIII Works in Rondo Form
  24. XIX Pieces for Four Hands
  25. XX Miscellaneous Pieces
  26. APPENDIX I Zwei Gesänge
  27. APPENDIX II Subscribers to the cost of Field’s tombstone
  28. APPENDIX III Works
  29. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  30. Index