A Turkish march—in Italian, ''marcia alla turca''—is a march written by a classical composer in
the Turkish style that includes particular rhythmic patterns and often features
piccolo
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cymbal
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bass drum
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triangles.
Turkish March may refer to the following specific pieces of classical music:
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Turkish Rondo
The Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 / 300i, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a piano sonata in three movements.
The sonata was published by Artaria in 1784, alongside Nos. 10 and 12 (K. 330 and K. 332).
The third movement of this so ...
, or ''Rondo alla turca'', the third movement from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 (1783)
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Turkish March (Beethoven)
The Turkish March (Marcia alla turca) is a classical march theme by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was written for the 1809 ''Six variations'', Op. 76, and in the Turkish style. Later in 1811, Beethoven included the Turkish March in a play by August v ...
, from Ludwig van Beethoven's Six Variations, Op. 76 (1809), which he re-used as the fourth movement in the 1811 incidental music ''The Ruins of Athens'', Op. 113. The march from ''The Ruins of Athens'' was arranged for piano by
Anton Rubinstein.
* A section in the style of a Turkish march from the last movement of Beethoven's
Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 (1824)
Other Turkish marches include:
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Michael Haydn
Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 173710 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.
Life
Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near the Hungarian border. ...
: Marcia tuchesca in C major (1795)
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Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera ''Robert le di ...
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Wirt und Gast, oder Aus Scherz Ernst, Act II: Türkischer Marsch
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Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov:
Turkish March
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