The life and music of John Field, 1782-1837 : creator of the nocturne /
Piggott, Patrick, 1915-1990
The life and music of John Field, 1782-1837 : creator of the nocturne / Patrick Piggott. - xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: (pages 271-275) and index.
A child prodigy in Dublin -- In London with Clementi -- Arrival in Russia -- Lionised by St. Petersburg society -- Moscow and marriage -- A liaison in St. Petersburg -- Moscow : the unproductive years, 1823-31 -- The return to London -- A season in Paris -- A concert tour ends in disaster -- Death in Moscow -- Field as pianist and teacher -- Nocturnes -- Concertos -- Works for piano with string quartet -- Sonatas -- Works in variation form -- Works in rondo form -- Pieces for four hands -- Miscellaneous pieces.
0571101453 (hardback0
73179534
Field, John, 1782-1837
Composers--Biography
780.92 FIE
The life and music of John Field, 1782-1837 : creator of the nocturne / Patrick Piggott. - xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: (pages 271-275) and index.
A child prodigy in Dublin -- In London with Clementi -- Arrival in Russia -- Lionised by St. Petersburg society -- Moscow and marriage -- A liaison in St. Petersburg -- Moscow : the unproductive years, 1823-31 -- The return to London -- A season in Paris -- A concert tour ends in disaster -- Death in Moscow -- Field as pianist and teacher -- Nocturnes -- Concertos -- Works for piano with string quartet -- Sonatas -- Works in variation form -- Works in rondo form -- Pieces for four hands -- Miscellaneous pieces.
0571101453 (hardback0
73179534
Field, John, 1782-1837
Composers--Biography
780.92 FIE