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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
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s. 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) 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 ...
, 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 Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (; ) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein, who founded the Moscow Conservatory. As a pianist, Rubinstein ran ...
. * A section in the style of a Turkish march from the last movement of Beethoven's
Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 9 most commonly refers to: * Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) in D minor (Op. 125, ''Choral'') by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1822–24 * Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák) in E minor (Op. 95, B. 178, ''From the New World'') by Antonín Dvořák, 1893 ...
, Op. 125 (1824) Other Turkish marches include: *
Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 1737 – 10 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. Life Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohra ...
: Marcia tuchesca in C major (1795) *
Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart and Richard Wa ...
: Wirt und Gast, oder Aus Scherz Ernst, Act II: Türkischer Marsch *
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (; born Mikhail Mikhailovich Ivanov; 28 January 1935) was a Russia, Russian and Soviet Union, Soviet composer, conductor and teacher. His music ranged from the late-Romantic era into the 20th century era. ...
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