Mozart (piano Sonata 11, K 331 III) Mozart

Sonata for piano 11, K. 331
Piano Sonata No. 11 in a major, K. 331 (300i), is a piano Sonata in three movements. It is unclear where and when Mozart composed the Sonata; however, Vienna or Salzburg around 1783 is currently considered the most likely. A typical performance of this entire Sonata takes about 20 minutes. The last movement of Mozart's K. 331 Sonata, alla turca, commonly known as the Turkish March, often sounds in itself and is one of Mozart's most famous piano pieces: Mozart himself called the movement Alla Turca. It imitates the sound of Turkish janissary bands whose music was very popular at that time. Various other works of the time imitate this Turkish style, including Mozart's own Opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail. In the days of Mozart, the last movement was sometimes performed on the piano, built with the"Turkish stop".
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