The Turkish March (Marcia alla turca) is a well-known classical march theme by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was written in the Turkish style, popular in music at the time. The theme was first used in Beethoven's Six Variations on an Original Theme, Op.76, of 1809. In 1811, Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called The Ruins of Athens (Op.113), which premiered in Pest in 1812. The Turkish March appears as movement four of the incidental music.
Duration: 3.30
