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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical music piece
piano composition movement
rondo
work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
accompanimentPattern left-hand march-like accompaniment
alsoKnownAs Alla Turca NERFINISHED
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
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
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
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
teaching piece

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album “Piano Book” includesWork Rondo alla Turca
subject surface form: Piano Book