Question

A Bach and Webern-inspired piece in this genre successively removes notes from its central theme in each variation. Ligeti borrowed from his Musica (15[1])Ricercata for the Aria, Hoquetus, Choral movement of his only work in this genre. During (-5[1])a shared cab ride, Gidon Kremer commissioned Sofia Gubaidulina to write Offertorium, a piece in this genre. (15[1])A teenage Vladimir (15[1])Horowitz accompanied a teenage Nathan (*) Milstein in the Soviet premiere of Szymanowski (“shim-uh-NOFF-ski”) and Prokofiev’s first pieces in this genre. A piece in this genre has a first movement Nocturne (10[1])and includes its composer’s (10[1])first use of the D-S-C-H (-5[1])motif. Shostakovich’s two pieces (-5[1])in this genre were premiered (-5[1])by David Oistrakh. The soloist enters after four bars in Sibelius’s D minor (10[1])piece in this genre. (10[1])For 10 points, name (10[1])these pieces written for orchestra and the smallest string (10[1])instrument. (10[2])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: violin concertos [prompt on concerto]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Max BrodskyIllinois AVanderbilt2215
Richard NiuCornell RSyracuse+Rochester37-5
Robert CondronChicago ANotre Dame A5415
Eve FleisigBerkeley ABerkeley C5715
Stan MelkumianPurdue APurdue B8610
Steven YuanBerkeley BStanford A9010
Anderson WangI will play anything with a buzzer in front of meAuxiliary Lofthouse Cookie University95-5
Sky LiA Ray of Sun in the SkyWaterloo99-5
Christopher JosephNotre Dame BIndiana104-5
Gene BalianCornell MATLABRIT11710
Ezra SantosChicago BIllinois B12110
Braden BoothMissouri AWUSTL XYZ12510
Gabe ForrestSquidward Community CollegeWUSTL H2O13410
James WangOttawa AOttawa B13510
Tanuj ChandekarIndianaNotre Dame B13510
Nicholas EdwardsMcDouble West-CarletonOttawa C13610
Mica ColmanWaterlooA Ray of Sun in the Sky13610
Jonathan HaimowitzAuxiliary Lofthouse Cookie UniversityI will play anything with a buzzer in front of me13610
Darryl WangSyracuse+RochesterCornell R13610
Ryan HappelSIUEMissouri B13610