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Nocturne (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ250156 ↗
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A nocturne is a musical composition inspired by, or evocative of, night.

Nocturne may also refer to:

Art

Nocturne (painting), a visual language

Nocturne, an artwork on the Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge

Film

Nocturne (1946 film), an American film noir

Nocturne (1966 film), a Soviet Latvian war film

Nocturne, a 1980 short film by Lars von Trier

Nocturne (2019 film), a Dutch drama film

Nocturne (2020 film), an American film by Zu Quirke

Music

Nocturne (band), an American metal/industrial band

Classical compositions

Nocturne (Britten), a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, 1958

Nocturne (Lysenko), an opera by Mykola Lysenko, 1912

Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 (Chopin), by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano, 1827

Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. (Chopin), by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano, 1830

Nocturne in C minor, Op. posth. (Chopin), by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano, 1837

Nocturne in B major (Dvořák), by Antonin Dvořák for string orchestra, 1883

Nocturne for two voices and guitar H. 31, by Hector Berlioz, c. 1828

Nocturne for piano, two pieces by Georges Bizet

Nocturne for piano, 13 pieces by Gabriel Fauré

Albums

Nocturne (Charlie Haden album), 2001

Nocturne (The Human Abstract album) or the title song, 2006

Nocturne (Oliver Nelson album) or the title song, 1961

Nocturne (Wild Nothing album) or the title song, 2012

Nocturne (Siouxsie and the Banshees album), 1983

Nocturne (Yasōkyoku), by Wink, 1992

Nocturne: The Piano Album, by Vangelis, 2019

Nocturne (EP), by 2AM, 2013

The Nocturne (EP), by NU'EST, 2020

Songs

"Nocturne" (Secret Garden song), winner of Eurovision 1995

"Nocturne" (Taube song), composed by Evert Taube, 1948

"Nocturne", by Becoming the Archetype from The Physics of Fire, 2007

"Nocturne", by Billy Joel from Cold Spring Harbor, 1971

"Nocturne", by Daft Punk from the Tron: Legacy film soundtrack, 2010

"Nocturne", by Insomnium from Since the Day It All Came Down, 2004

"Nocturne: Lost Faith", by Invent Animate from Everchanger, 2014

"Nocturne", by Itzy from Tunnel Vision, 2025

"Nocturne", by Jay Chou from November's Chopin, 2005

"Nocturne", by Medeski Martin & Wood from Combustication, 1998

"Nocturne", by Misia from Marvelous, 2001

"Nocturne", by Rush from Vapor Trails, 2002

"Nocturne", by the Sword from Used Future, 2018

"Nocturne", by T99 from Children of Chaos, 1992

"Nocturne", by Tesseract from Altered State, 2013

Television

Series

Nocturne (TV series), a 2026 crime drama

Episodes

"Nocturne" (Alias), 2005

"Nocturne" (Endeavour), 2014

"Nocturne" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), 2000

"Nocturne" (Smallville), 2002

Video games

Nocturne (video game), a 1999 survival horror game for Windows

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, a 2003 post-apocalyptic role-playing game for PlayStation 2

Nocturne, a character in League of Legends.

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