Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Rondo alla Turca”

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classical music composition piano piece rondo

“Rondo alla Turca” is a famous piano piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that imitates the lively, percussive style of Turkish Janissary band music.

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Rondo alla Turca	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	classical music composition ⓘ piano piece ⓘ rondo ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Alla Turca NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish March NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToWorkBy	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastingSectionKey	A major ⓘ
difficultyLevel	intermediate piano repertoire ⓘ
endsIn	A major coda ⓘ
evokes	Janissary military band sound ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	1784 ⓘ
frequentlyArrangedFor	chamber ensembles ⓘ guitar ⓘ orchestra ⓘ wind band ⓘ
genre	solo piano ⓘ
hasCatalogNumber	K. 331/300i, 3rd movement ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation	18th-century European fascination with Turkish music ⓘ
hasForm	A–B–A–C–A structure ⓘ rondo form ⓘ
hasOpeningFeature	repeated tonic notes ⓘ syncopated accents ⓘ
influencedBy	Turkish Janissary band music ⓘ
isOneOf	Mozart’s most famous piano pieces ⓘ
isPopularFor	encore performances ⓘ teaching piece for piano students ⓘ
isSectionOf	Alla Turca: Allegretto NERFINISHED ⓘ
key	A minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
movementNumber	3 ⓘ
partOf	Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Classical era ⓘ
rhythmicCharacter	march-like ⓘ
style	Turkish ⓘ
tempoIndication	Allegretto ⓘ
tonalCenter	A ⓘ
typicalInstrument	fortepiano ⓘ modern piano ⓘ
usesMusicalDevice	drone bass ⓘ grace notes ⓘ march-like rhythm ⓘ percussive effects ⓘ staccato articulation ⓘ
usesTexture	homophonic texture ⓘ melody with accompaniment ⓘ
writtenIn	A major sonata framework ⓘ

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Ottoman military music (mehter) → influencedWork → Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Rondo alla Turca” ⓘ