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
piccolos,
cymbals,
bass drums and
triangles.
Turkish March may refer to the following specific pieces of classical music:
Turkish Rondo, or Rondo alla turca, the third movement from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331 (1783)
Turkish March (Beethoven), 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)
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