Question
This composer wrote the sufferings of a friend from syphilis into his cello showpiece Pezzo capriccioso. The cellist Wilhelm Fitzenhagen helped revise this composer’s concertante piece Variations on a Rococo Theme. Four cellos and two violas introduce an orchestral work by this composer by playing the “Troparion of the Holy Cross”theme. The cellists play a lyrical 5/4 (“five four”) theme to begin the “limping waltz” movement of this composer’s sixth and final symphony. An orchestral work by this composer ends with a quotation of “God Save the Tsar!”amidst a barrage of cannon shots. For 10 points, name this Russian composer of the Pathetique symphony and the 1812 Overture. ■END■
ANSWER: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Patrick Torre (DII) | Maryland | Swarthmore B | 29 | 10 |
Lucas Shedlock (DII) | Princeton | NYU C | 89 | -5 |
Elias Ziyadeh (DII) | Penn | NYU B | 92 | 10 |
Frank Paz (DII) | Swarthmore A | University of Delaware B | 92 | 10 |
Miles Jaffee (DII) | Lehigh | Columbia A | 103 | 10 |
Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Lehigh | 103 | -5 |
Rio Lucenet (UG) | NYU C | Princeton | 108 | 10 |