Nocturnes, Op. 55 (Chopin)

The opening bars from Op. 55, No. 1 in F minor above, and the second theme below.

The Nocturnes, Op. 55 are a set of two nocturnes for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin. They are his fifteenth and sixteenth installations in the genre, and were composed between 1842 and 1844, and published in August 1844. Chopin dedicated them to his pupil and admirer Mademoiselle Jane Stirling.[1]

  1. ^ Niecks, Frederick (1890). "XXXI". Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician. Vol. 2. p. 291. ISBN 9783734045707.