Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Rondo alla Turca”

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“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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instanceOf classical music composition ⓘ
piano piece ⓘ
rondo ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alla Turca ⓘ
Turkish March ⓘ
belongsToWorkBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Rondo alla Turca
key A minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementNumber 3 ⓘ
partOf Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 ⓘ
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” ⓘ