Sent by Ruslania.com promptly from Helsinki, Finland.Description:John Field (1782-1837) was an Irish composer, pianist-virtuoso, teacher. Most of his life he spent in Russia. Field is the creator of the nocturne as a genre of piano music. Now his nocturnes and other piano compositions, among which are concerts, sonatas, variations, fantasies, rondos and fugues, are included in the repertoire of many pianists. The textbook is addressed to pianists, teachers and students of musical educational institutions.