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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rondo alla Turca canonical | 2 |
| Alla Turca: Allegretto | 1 |
| Mozart’s Rondo alla Turca | 1 |
| Turkish Rondo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8674289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rondo alla Turca Context triple: [Piano Book, includesWork, Rondo alla Turca]
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A.
Menuet II
Menuet II is the second of the two minuet sections in the final movement of George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite "Music for the Royal Fireworks," often performed as part of the complete work.
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B.
The Blue Danube
"The Blue Danube" is a famous waltz by Johann Strauss II, celebrated as one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of classical dance music.
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C.
Sinfonietta
Sinfonietta is an early orchestral composition by Igor Markevitch that showcases his modernist style and inventive orchestration.
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D.
Overture Piccante
Overture Piccante is a lively orchestral concert opener by Catalan composer Ferrer Ferran, frequently performed by wind bands and ensembles.
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E.
Blue Rondo à la Turk
Blue Rondo à la Turk is a jazz composition by Dave Brubeck, renowned for its innovative use of unusual time signatures and fusion of Turkish rhythms with cool jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rondo alla Turca Target entity description: 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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A.
Menuet II
Menuet II is the second of the two minuet sections in the final movement of George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite "Music for the Royal Fireworks," often performed as part of the complete work.
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B.
The Blue Danube
"The Blue Danube" is a famous waltz by Johann Strauss II, celebrated as one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of classical dance music.
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C.
Sinfonietta
Sinfonietta is an early orchestral composition by Igor Markevitch that showcases his modernist style and inventive orchestration.
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D.
Overture Piccante
Overture Piccante is a lively orchestral concert opener by Catalan composer Ferrer Ferran, frequently performed by wind bands and ensembles.
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E.
Blue Rondo à la Turk
Blue Rondo à la Turk is a jazz composition by Dave Brubeck, renowned for its innovative use of unusual time signatures and fusion of Turkish rhythms with cool jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical music piece
ⓘ
piano composition movement ⓘ rondo ⓘ work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| accompanimentPattern | left-hand march-like accompaniment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alla Turca
ⓘ
Turkish March ⓘ Turkish Rondo ⓘ
linked to:
Rondo alla Turca
|
| associatedWith | Viennese classical style ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalogue | Köchel catalogue ⓘ |
| belongsToKeyArea | A major sonata repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | K. 331/300i, third movement ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman military music (mehter)
|
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isAmong | Mozart’s most famous piano pieces ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | Mozart piano sonatas ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Rondo in the Turkish style ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | A major ⓘ |
| usedAs |
encore piece
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teaching piece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Rondo alla Turca Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album “Piano Book”
subject linked to:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Rondo alla Turca”
linked to: Rondo alla Turca
linked to: Rondo alla Turca
linked to: Rondo alla Turca