Rondo alla Turca
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Rondo alla Turca is the popular nickname for the lively, march-like third movement of Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331, inspired by Turkish Janissary music.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical music piece
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piano composition movement ⓘ rondo ⓘ work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| accompanimentPattern | left-hand march-like accompaniment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alla Turca
NERFINISHED
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Turkish March NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Rondo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Viennese classical style ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue | Köchel catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToKeyArea | A major sonata repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | K. 331/300i, third movement ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate to advanced piano repertoire ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1784 ⓘ |
| form | rondo form ⓘ |
| genre | classical ⓘ |
| hasArrangement |
chamber music arrangements
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guitar transcriptions ⓘ orchestral arrangements ⓘ wind band arrangements ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | European fascination with Ottoman Turkey ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Turkish Janissary music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isAmong | Mozart’s most famous piano pieces ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | Mozart piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | A major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
imitation of Turkish Janissary band effects
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simple, memorable main theme ⓘ use of percussive, quasi-military rhythms ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | piano ⓘ |
| partOf | Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical period ⓘ |
| popularIn |
concert repertoire
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piano pedagogy ⓘ |
| rhythmicCharacter | strong dotted rhythms ⓘ |
| style | march-like ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | lively ⓘ |
| texture | homophonic with figurations in the right hand ⓘ |
| title | Rondo alla Turca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Rondo in the Turkish style ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | A major ⓘ |
| usedAs |
encore piece
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teaching piece ⓘ |
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