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Field, John
 
 
1782–1837, Irish composer and pianist. In London he studied with Clementi, with whom he later toured Europe. In 1804 he settled in Russia. Field was a successful pianist and his style of composition was influential. Chopin’s nocturnes were modeled after those of Field.   1
See study by P. Piggott (1973).   2
 
 
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