nocturne

noc·turne (näk′tʉrn′)

noun

a painting of a night scene
a musical composition, esp. for the piano, of a romantic or dreamy character thought appropriate to night

Etymology: Fr < L nocturnus: see nocturnal

lullaby, evening song, serenade; see song.

Converse of object

dedicate: She must have been a rather good pianist, for in 1844 he dedicated two nocturnes to her.

Preposition: for

violin: Playing chopin: nocturne for violin and piano: alexander skwortsow, violin DONE.

Adjective modifier

astronomical: And so it proved: ' A Starlit Dome ' is an astronomical nocturne.
entire: I went through the entire nocturne with the hands separated by a half-step.
second: The second nocturne is a fleeting scherzo retracing the same ground three times and culminating in a short cadenza for the horn.

Noun used with modifier

pavor: Stage Four Sleep is the period when Sleep Terror Disorder ( also known as Night Terrors or pavor nocturnes ) occurs.

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