Question
A symphony by this composer begins with oboes and bassoons playing the notes (read slowly) “D – G – E – D –E – C – long B.” A brisk descending F-sharp minor arpeggio opens a symphony by this composer, which includes a finale where the musicians blow out a candle before departing the stage. This composer wrote a symphony to convince his patron Nicholas Esterhazy to allow his court musicians to return home to their families. In the second movement of a symphony by this composer, tiptoeing violins are interrupted by a sudden fortissimo G major chord, lending the symphony its nickname. For 10 points, name this “father of the symphony,” including ones named“Farewell” and “Surprise.” ■END■
ANSWER: Franz Joseph Haydn
<Fine Arts - Auditory Fine Arts>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Edward Zhou (DII) | NYU A | Lehigh | 53 | 10 |
Elias Ziyadeh (DII) | Penn | Swarthmore A | 58 | 10 |
Luke McCrory (DII) | NYU B | Rowan | 106 | 10 |
Mary Scheidel (UG) | Fordham | Columbia A | 110 | -5 |
Ben Rotko (UG) | Swarthmore B | Columbia B | 117 | 0 |
Nitya Nigam (UG) | Columbia B | Swarthmore B | 117 | 0 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Fordham | 117 | 10 |