Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)

Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)
The first two bars of Sonata in A, K331. About this sound Play

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) is a sonata in three movements:

  1. Andante grazioso — a theme with six variations
  2. Menuetto — a minuet and trio
  3. Alla Turca: Allegretto in A minor and major.

All of the movements are in the key of A major or A minor; therefore, the work is homotonal. A typical performance of this entire sonata takes about 20 minutes.[1]

It is uncertain where and when Mozart composed the sonata; however, Vienna or Salzburg 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 or Turkish March, 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 this style of work, see Turkish music (style)

In Mozart's time, the last movement was sometimes performed on pianos built with a "Turkish stop", allowing it to be embellished with extra percussion effects; see Fortepiano.

Moreover, this third movement is implicitly related to the first one, because the beginning of the "Rondo" can be seen as an additional variation of the "Tema" of the first movement, varied in the Janissary style.

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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 by Mozart (1914) for orchestra.
  • Contrary to popular assumption, Dave Brubeck did not base the melody or harmony of his Blue Rondo à la Turk on those of the Turkish Rondo. During a 2003 interview, Brubeck commented that he "should've just called [his composition] 'Blue Rondo', because the title just seemed to confuse people."

Media

All sound files are based on MIDI files from the Mutopia Project unless otherwise specified.

  • Tema
    Tema
    Performed on a clavichord by Ulrich Metzner
    Andante grazioso, Variation 1
    Variation 2
    Variation 3
    Variation 4
    Variation 5
    Variation 6
    Menuetto
    Rondo Alla Turca
    Rondo Alla Turka
    Performed by Romuald Greiss on an 1850 Budynowicz piano
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Scores

References

  1. ^ Brian Robins, "Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major (‘Alla Turca’) K. 331 (K. 300i)", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation, consulted 1 June 2011)

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