July 26 - John Field (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

John Field (26 July 1782 – 23 January 1837) was an Irish pianist, composer, and teacher.

[For last year's thoughts on Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart click here.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night Piece

John Field, in a quiet way,

Is still remembered to this day.

He’s the reason why they had

A nineteenth century nocturne fad.

Chopin heard what Field had written,

And imported it from Britain;

Soon the genre would enhance 

All the best soirées in France.

Envoi 

Though Field had shown the way to go,

Chopin’s nocturnes stole the show.

Chopin’s genius revealed

The harvest latent of the Field.

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