After a brief absence, I am returning T-land to fill your hearts with more Tamburalicks. Today’s tamburalick will feature my most favorite musician (and most likely wannabe tamburas) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Dur K331 is one of his most famous compositions. The piece was written in 1783 and has 3 movements. The third movement became known as Rondo alla Turca, which means rondo (a specific musical form which looks something like ABACABA), in the Turkish style. Music in the Turkish style was quite popular in Vienna in the late 1700s so it is no surprise that Mozart had to dabble in it also. I figured since he really wanted to play tambura instead of piano or violin, he wrote this piece so that future tamburasi could kick it with the old school music men. You tambura historians will know that the tambura made its way to the Balkans via Turkey, right? There you have it. The writing is on the wall. Mozart wanted to steal the tambura from the Turks and make tambura concertos for all the becari.
But, I digress.
Enjoy the accidentals and slight hand shifts. Work on making a smooth line without punching that last G# too hard. Also, don’t rush. People tend to speed up these kinds of lines a lot.
And remember……….tear it apart!

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Turkish March Tamburalick