夜曲 (yè qǔ) — nocturne (a short, lyrical piece of music, typically for piano, that evokes night)
Definition
A loanword from Western music for a ‘nocturne’ — a short, lyrical piano piece evoking night. Closest everyday term is 小夜曲 (a serenading song); 夜曲 is more a composed instrumental work than a song.
noun
nocturne (a short, lyrical piece of music, typically for piano, that evokes night)
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Examples
- 夜曲。Wǒ xǐ huan tīng xiāo bāng de yè qǔ.I like listening to Chopin's nocturnes.
- 夜曲。Tā zuó wǎn zài yīn yuè tīng yǎn zòu le yì shǒu yè qǔ.He performed a nocturne at the concert hall last night.
- 夜曲。Zhè shǒu yè qǔ de xuán lǜ fēi cháng yōu měi.The melody of this nocturne is very beautiful.
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