One of Mozart's best-known tunes, the 'Marcia alla Turca' is actually the third and final movement from his Sonata No. 11 K331 for piano.

Mozart composed Sonata No. 11 at the age of around 27 - perhaps in 1783 in Vienna or Salzburg. The third and final movement, known popularly as the Turkish March, is in the rondo form, and was entitled 'Alla Turca' by Mozart himself. 

At the time Mozart wrote Sonata No. 11, the music of Turkish Janissary bands was very much in fashion. These groups are thought to be the oldest form of military marching bands in the world.

Mozart's quick, simple, yet rustic melody has become so popular that it has inspired many to use it as a basis for new works...

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