Question

This composer wrote an octet in a single movement in 5/4 time, divided into five sections in different church modes; that octet later had additional strings added to make it more playable, forcing him to retitle it. A violin imitates the sound of a phone left off the hook in a piece by this composer (15[1]-5[1])whose title (15[1])doubles as a (15[1])reference to Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. (15[1])This composer of Eight Lines (15[1]-5[1])wrote another piece (15[1])in which seventeen statements of the word (*) “Hallelujah,” (10[1])set to the tones G, D, A, and E, conclude a setting of Psalm 150. This composer of WTC 9/11 (10[1])and (10[2])Tehillim (10[1]-5[1])wrote a piece whose middle (-5[1])movement, (10[1])“Europe - During the War,” (10[2])features recorded (10[1])accounts (10[2])from Holocaust survivors. (10[2])For 10 points, name this minimalist, Jewish-American (-5[1])composer (-5[1])of Different Trains. (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Steve Reich [or Stephen Michael Reich]
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%33%17%95.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%103.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%67%0%77.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%67%124.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%50%25%94.50
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%101.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%33%120.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Steven YuanBerkeley BBerkeley A5415
Anson BernsWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainUG Championship Players (and Mazin)54-5
Taylor HarveyMojo ShojoIllinois5615
Raymond WangHutto HipposRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang5915
Ethan StrombeckStanford A[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]6415
Sinecio MoralesThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, Iraq69-5
Richard NiuCornell B-Houston and Friends6915
UndeterminedMaryland B-Epic Games7215
Jonathan MaginMaryland B+Glass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery8010
FreddyMagisters LudiBroken Imperial Nomads10010
JJ TsaiRutgers DiasporaFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them10110
Clark SmithOSUNorthwestern10110
Nolan JonesPurdueAmartya Senpai Notice Me102-5
BenBuzzers KaramazovOxford Hornets10210
Vincent DuThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsMaryland A107-5
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLChicago B10810
Erik ChristensenThe Passion According to C.H.Parth et al.11310
Noah SheidlowerColumbia Bnats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft11310
Hari ParameswaranIt's JoeverStanford B11510
Matt JacksonChicago AMichigan11610
Ian ChowMilan et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz11610
John LawrenceAmartya Senpai Notice MePurdue11910
Andrew ZengCornell C++What is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU11910
Sheena LiNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleCameron et al.126-5
Josh XiongOlmo (Bonus) Bagelrymeet the new weird, same as the old weird127-5
Connor MayersMaryland AThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs13010
Jason HongUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Watching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again13010
Chris MannersDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, IraqThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy B13110
Andrej VukovicCameron et al.Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style13110
Jaimie Carlsonmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry13110