Pensive or dreamy piano piece (8)

I believe the answer is:

nocturne

(Other definitions for nocturne that I've seen before include "Dreamy instrument music" , "Chopin piece" , "Dreamy musical piece" , "Painting of night scene" , "Dark scene" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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