Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” (from The Ruins of Athens)
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Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens is a lively orchestral piece that imitates the style of Ottoman janissary bands with its distinctive rhythmic drive and percussive color.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Turkish March (from The Ruins of Athens) | 0 |
| The Ruins of Athens | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
incidental music
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march ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Marcia alla turca (Beethoven) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1811 ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 113, No. 4 ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | opening of a new theater in Pest ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| frequentlyArrangedFor |
piano duet
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piano solo ⓘ wind band ⓘ |
| genre | incidental music ⓘ |
| hasForm | march form ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written for a stage work honoring Emperor Franz I ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ottoman janissary bands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| librettist | August von Kotzebue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementOf | Op. 113 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
catchy, memorable main theme
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imitates Turkish military music ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 113 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
percussive color
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use of percussion to imitate janissary bands ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Marsch des türkischen Heeres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Ruins of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceMedium |
military band (arrangements)
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orchestra ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| popularTitle | Turkish March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Pest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeature |
march-like pulse
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strong dotted rhythms ⓘ |
| style |
Turkish style
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janissary music ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | lively ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | B-flat major ⓘ |
| usedIn |
concert repertoire
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piano teaching repertoire ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ottoman military music (mehter)
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Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” (from The Ruins of Athens)
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