Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 (300i) is a sonata in three movements:
- Andante grazioso - a theme with six variations
- Menuetto - a minuet and trio
- Alla Turca: Allegretto
A typical performance takes about 24 minutes.
It is uncertain where and when Mozart composed the sonata, however Vienna or Salzburg in around 1783 is currently thought to be most likely (Paris and dates as far back as 1778 have also been suggested).
The last movement, Alla Turca, popularly known as the Turkish Rondo, is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces. It imitates the sound of Turkish Janissary bands, the music of which was much in vogue at that time. Various other works of the time imitate this music, including Mozart's own opera The Abduction from the Seraglio. For more on Turkish music influences, see Turkish music (style).
Since all of the movements have the same tonic, the work is homotonal.
[edit] Relationships to later compositions
- The theme of the first movement was used by Max Reger in one of his best known works, the Variations and Fugue on a theme of Mozart (1914) for orchestra.
- Jazz musician Dave Brubeck named his own famous Turkish-influenced work with a nearly parallel title, "Blue Rondo à la Turk" on Time Out (1959).
[edit] Media
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Tema Andante grazioso, Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3 Variation 4 Variation 5 Variation 6 Menuetto Rondo Alla Turca Midi File: http://www.marypages.com/RondoallaTurca.mid
- Problems playing the files? See media help.
[edit] Scores
- Free scores of the Piano Sonata No. 11 at Mutopia Project
- Piano Sonata No. 11 was available at the International Music Score Library Project.
