Principal Composers of Nocturnes
- John Field: originator of the piano nocturne, wrote 16 of them
- Carl Czerny: 17 for solo piano
- Frédéric Chopin: 21 for solo piano
- Clara Schumann (Clara Josephine Wieck): Nocturne in F major Op.6 No.2 from 'Soirées Musicales' (1819-1896)
- Robert Schumann: 4 Nachtstücke
- Franz Liszt: 1 for solo piano entitled En reve ("In a dream" or "While dreaming")
- Ignace Leybach: now known only for his "Fifth Nocturne"
- Claude Debussy: 3 for orchestra and choir, one for solo piano
- Gabriel Fauré: 13 for solo piano
- Erik Satie: 5 for solo piano (1919)
- Francis Poulenc: 8 for solo piano (1929)
- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji: over 30 for solo piano
- Lowell Liebermann: 11 for solo piano
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