夜曲是最具有浪漫氣質體裁的鋼琴獨奏小品，以蕭邦的夜曲最具代表性，夜曲創始者約翰．費爾德，漸漸被眾人忽略，很少人正視費爾德的夜曲。將針對費爾德及蕭邦的夜曲，探討樂曲結構及兩位作曲家夜曲之間的差異，提供日後學習者認識費爾德及夜曲的參考資料。
費爾德共出版了十八首夜曲，蕭邦共出版了二十一首夜曲。在兩位作曲家的夜曲裡，先依照伴奏音型進行分類，再選出三組較為常見的伴奏織度來進行探討。本論文一共分為八章，第一章為緒論，第二章彙整費爾德與蕭邦的生平，第三章介紹夜曲的起源與發展及兩位作曲家夜曲的特色與創作風格。第四、五、六章則進行各組的分析及比較。從夜曲的創作背景，及分析樂曲結構與特色開始介紹，進而再比較出兩首作品裡，蕭邦承接費爾德理念及超越費爾德的地方。第七章從第八章為結論，為研究內容之總結。期望經由以上的探討及研究，能讓日後學習者更了解費爾德，體會到夜曲的精神，進而更貼近蕭邦夜曲裡的創作意念及意境的表達。

Nocturnes are considered to be the most genre of the piano pieces and of all these, Chopin’s are viewed as the most popular and the best representative of its class.
Founder of nocturnes as John Feld is, his 18 published pieces of music compared with those by Chopin are not highly appreciated and even by degrees ignored by the public.
In the beginning, I would try to figure out the distinction of the nocturnes between the two composers and the differences of how the music compositions are structured to provide possible references for practitioners to consult with.
Based on the 39 nocturnes that both composers have published, 18 pieces of music by John Feld and 21 from Chopin, nocturnes according to the Accompanying Pattern are clearly classified in the first place and 3 groups of nocturnes in accordance with the most commonly used Accompanying Composition are carefully selected for the exploration. This thesis on nocturnes is mainly divided into 7 sections. Preface on the thesis is in the first part. You would see in the 2nd chapter the background and lifestyle of both composers are briefly illustrated. Not only have the origin and development of nocturnes and the creative style plus the special features that both of them used in it been systematically listed.
In the following 4,5 & 6 parts of the paper, a detailed analysis and comparison between the two groups of nocturnes from both composers, from its background, the structure & features of those strains of nocturnes to the ways how Chopin accepted and followed John Feld’s concepts and surpassed himself in the end. After all these researches, a final study conclusion is made in the last part of the thesis.
Through the discussion and study, I am convinced that for the future learners they would definitely not merely better understand J. Feld , founder of nocturnes, and the spirit of nocturnes but enhance a step forward the realization of Chopin’s creative ideas and concept in it.

中文書目：
林勝儀譯。《作曲家別/名曲解說/珍藏版4-蕭邦》。台北：美樂出版。2006。
Liszt, Franz.《李斯特論蕭邦》。張澤民等　譯。台北：世界文物出版，1993。
奧加，艾提斯(Orga, Ates)。《偉大作曲家群像-蕭邦》。江靜玲譯。〝藝術生活19〞。台北：智庫文化有限公司，1995。
劉志明。《西洋音樂史與風格》。第8版。台北：顏涵銳。你不可不知道的蕭邦100首經典創作及其故事。臺北：高談文化， 2007年。全音樂譜出版社，1990。

期刊：
吳雅婷。〈鋼琴詩人：蕭邦（上）〉。《古典音樂雜誌》。第50期。1996年4月。P106-111。
吳雅婷。〈鋼琴詩人：蕭邦（中）〉。《古典音樂雜誌》。第52期。1996年6月。P94-103。

學術論文：
楊宗憲。（費爾德與蕭邦夜曲作曲比較〉。台北市：東吳大學音樂學系碩士班論文。1999。
邱貞綺。（費爾德鋼琴作品《夜曲》之研究〉。國立中山大學音樂研究所碩士班論文。2001年。
李玉玲。（費爾德第5號《夜曲》及蕭邦作品第27-2號《夜曲》樂曲分析及鋼琴教學研究〉。國立臺北教育大學音樂學系碩士班論文。2014年
王姵文。蕭邦c小調《夜曲》作品48-1、佛瑞降E大調《夜曲》作品36、陳茂萱第一號《夜曲》之分析與演奏詮釋。國立臺北教育大學音樂教育學系碩士論文。2009年。

外文書目：
Benitez, M. Scholastica. The Nocturnes of John Field. M. A. diss., Catholic University of America, 1957.
Blom , Eric. John Field, The Chesterian vol. ΧІ, No.87 June.1930:238.
Branson, David. “John Field and Chopin. ” London. Barrie & Jenkins. 1872.
Brown, Maurice J.E., Arthur Hedley, Kornel Michalowski, and Nichoias Temperley, “Chopin, Frédéric Franciszek.” The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd . ed., 4 vols., ed. Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan, 2001. IV.
Franz Lizst. On John Field’s Nocturnes. Translated by Theodore Baker. Leipzing: Schuberth. 1859.
Murdoch, William. Chopin: His Life. Landon: John Murray, 1934.
Maurice J. Brown. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. S.v.” Nocturne.”1980
Piggott, Patrick. The Life and Music of John Field, 1782-1837: Creator of the Nocturne. London: Faber and Faber, 1973.
Rowland, Daved. “The Nocturne：Development of a New Style Chopin. ”New York ： Cambridge University Preaa.1992:35.
Sadie. London: “Nocturne,” The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., 29 vols., ed. Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan, 2001, ΧІ.
Samson, Jim. The Music of Chopin. New York: Oxford University Press Inc., 1985.
Samson, Jim. The Cambridge Companion to Chopin. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Temperley, Nicholas. “John Field and the First Nocturnes.” Music and Letter.1975:337.
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_________________ The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musician. , S .v. “John Field.”1980
¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_________________ “The London Pianoforte School 1766-1860.”New York: Garland.1985
Ulrich, Homer Paul A. Pish. A History of Music and Musical Style. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963.

字典：
邵義強編譯。《鋼琴家手冊》。第3版。台北：全音樂譜出版社，1993。
Maurice Hinson著，賴麗君譯。《鋼琴家的辭典》。第2版。桃園：原笙國際出版社，2013。

樂譜：
Palmer, Willard A. ed., Chopin: Nocturnes. 2nd ed., New York: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
Field, John. 18 Nocturne John Field. G Schirmer, A Biographical Sketch of the Author by DR. Theodore Baker. Inc. 1902
Field, John. 18 Nocturne John Field. Louis Koehler Edition Peters, No.491 London Frankfurt, New York.
Field, John. Schuberth, John Field Eighteen Nocturnes For the Piano. J.＆Co Edition Schuberth No.140 Franz Liszt Mit Vorwort Mit Vorwort. Leipzig, New York.
Field, John. John Field Favorite Nocturnes and Other Works for Piano. Edition By Joseph Smith. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2005.
《蕭邦　夜曲》（巴德‧勒斯基 版）。台北：全音樂譜出版社。
《蕭邦　波蘭舞曲》（巴德‧勒斯基 版）。台北：全音樂譜出版社。
《蕭邦　敘事曲》（巴德‧勒斯基 版）。台北：全音樂譜出版社。
《蕭邦　練習曲》（巴德‧勒斯基 版）。台北：全音樂譜出版社。

樂譜網站：
Chopin, Frédéric. Nocturne Op. 27, No. 2. New York: G. Schirmer, 1915.
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Field, John. 18 Nocturnes No. 5. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, 1881.
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有聲資料：
Chopin, Frédéric.Nocturnes and Scherzi (Rubinstein) (1936-1937)
Naxos Historical: 8.110659-60
Field, John. Nocturnes (Miceal O'Rourke) England. Chandos: CHAN8719-20