| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Field, John |
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| 17821837, 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. Chopins nocturnes were modeled after those of Field. | 1 | | See study by P. Piggott (1973). | 2 |
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