Mozart’s “Rondo alla Turca” is so named because

a. it uses a Turkish folk song as one of its themes
b. in his day any music that sounded somewhat Middle Eastern was called “Turkish”
c. Mozart’s patron at that time was Count Turca
d. the rondo pattern used was known as the “turca” form
e. it is based a scale found in Turkish music


ANS: b.

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