What was the nationality of the composer who dedicated two of his nocturnes to Jane Stirling?
Jane Stirling Jane Wilhelmina Stirling (15 July 1804 – 6 February 1859) was a Scottish amateur pianist who is best known as a student and later friend of Frédéric Chopin; two of his nocturnes are dedicated to her. She took him on a tour of England and Scotland in 1848, and took charge of the disposal of his effects and manuscripts after his death in 1849. While there is no evidence they were lovers, she was often referred to, after Chopin's death, as "Chopin's widow".
Anthony Payne Anthony Payne (born 2 August 1936) is an English composer, most famous for the work published as "Edward Elgar: The Sketches for Symphony No. 3 elaborated by Anthony Payne". His career as a composer might be described as a continuous attempt to reconcile his personal affinity with British composers of the early 20th century (especially Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius, Edward Elgar and Frank Bridge) with the stylistic innovations of post-war contemporary music.