Turkish March (Beethoven)

This article is about the classical piece by Beethoven. For the third movement of Sonata No. 11 ("Turkish March") by Mozart, see Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart).

The Turkish March (Marcia alla turca) is a classical march theme by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was written for the 1809 Six variations, Op. 76, and in the Turkish style. Later in 1811, Beethoven included the Turkish March in a play by August von Kotzebue called The Ruins of Athens (Op. 113), which premiered in Budapest, Hungary in 1812.[1]

The march is in B-flat major,[2] tempo vivace and 2
4 time. Its dynamic scheme is highly suggestive of a procession passing by, starting out pianissimo, poco a poco rising to a fortissimo climax and then receding back to pianissimo by the coda.[citation needed]

Franz Liszt wrote a version for piano and orchestra in 1837 entitled "Fantasie über Motiven aus Beethovens Ruinen von Athen" (S. 122). He also wrote a piano transcription in 1846, titled "Capriccio alla turca sur des motifs de Beethoven" (S. 388). Anton Rubinstein arranged a popular piano version of the march in B♭ major.[3] Sergei Rachmaninoff further arranged Rubinstein's version, heard on piano roll (1928).[citation needed]

An electronic version known as "The Elephant Never Forgets" from a 1970 album "Moog Indigo" by electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey was used as theme for the Mexican TV series El Chavo del Ocho, without authorization and without being credited to its author. [4][5][6] On 16 November 2009,[7] Perrey along with Kingsley,[8] Sylvain Meunier and the heirs of Harry Breuer, Frances, Anthony and Robert sued the companies;[9] Televisa for the use of their melodies without permission,[10] Xenon Pictures, Lions Gate,[11] Univision and Galavision were also involved in the lawsuits,[12][13] however Chespirito was not directly involved in the lawsuit.[14] In 2010, Perrey and the defendants reached a legal settlement,[15] in which the defendants had to pay for the use of the melodies "The Elephant Never Forgets", "Baroque Hoedown" (used as ending theme in Chespirito's parallel TV series El Chapulín Colorado) and "Country Rock Polka" (used to a lesser extent in other of his productions of that time),[16] in addition Perrey and Kingsley's credit is now prominently mentioned on any promotional materials of El Chavo del Ocho.[17]

References

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  2. ^ "Turkish March in B-flat major | Ludwig van Beethoven". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ Alexander Shealy (1970). Beethoven: His Greatest Piano Solos, Volume 1. Copa Publishing Co; Ashley Publications, Inc. pp. 44–47. ISBN 0-8256-5137-9.
  4. ^ Masse, Francisco (28 November 2019). "¿Cuál fue la relación de Beethoven con Chespirito?". Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Los orígenes de la famosa melodía de El Chavo del Ocho". Univision (in Spanish). 28 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ^ "A música eletrônica, desde os primórdios até hoje em dia - Parte 2". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Jean-Jacques Perrey et al v. Televisa S.A. de C.V. et al, No. 2:2009cv06508 - Document 43 (C.D. Cal. 2009)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  8. ^ "New Complaints". Courthouse News Service. 9 September 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Jean-Jacques Perrey et al v. Televisa S.A. de C.V. et al". Justia Dockets & Filings. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. ^ "El Chavo del 8 y su relación con Beethoven, el origen de su canción más conocida" [El Chavo del 8 and his relationship with Beethoven, the origin of his best-known song]. Perú.21. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (19 July 2019). "The Elephant Never Forgets, el tema eléctrico detrás "El Chavo del Ocho"" [The Elephant Never Forgets, the electric theme behind "El Chavo del Ocho"]. Mugs Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Vecindad queda en silencio: muere creador del tema de apertura del Chavo del 8". Diario Hoy (in Spanish). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  13. ^ ""El Chavo del 8": Beethoven, véritable origine de la chanson introductive du quartier". 45secondes.fr (in French). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Jean-Jacques Perrey: El anónimo del moog más escuchado 'sin querer queriendo'". Ibero 90.9 (in Mexican Spanish). 6 November 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  15. ^ Prensa, Ean (29 November 2014). "¿Quién compuso la música del Chavo del Ocho?". EA Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. ^ "El Chavo del 8: conoce el verdadero origen de la música más famosa del programa". mag.elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  17. ^ Frajman, Eduardo (March 17, 2017). "Jean Jacques Perrey: He Helped Shape the Latin American Imagination, and Didn't Even Know It!". LemonWire. Retrieved 27 June 2019.