Question
This work was considered so difficult, that Maurice Ravel made it a goal of his to make Gaspard de la nuit harder than it. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this piano work composed in one month which was inspired by its composer’s trip to the Caucasus.
ANSWER: Islamey [or Islamey: Oriental Fantasy]
[10e] Islamey was composed by Mily Balakirev, a member of this group of Russian composers that included Cesar Cui and Modest Mussorgsky.
ANSWER: The Mighty Five [or The Mighty Handful]
[10m] The members of The Mighty Five were inspired by this Russian composer who composed the folk-inspired tune Kamarinskaya and the opera Ruslan and Lyudmilla.
ANSWER: Mikhail Glinka [or Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka]
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 88% | 38% | 63% |
Data
| RIT | Cornell Earth | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Columbia Ly-α | Cornell Wind | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Cornell Fire | Rochester B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Rochester A | Rochester C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago A | Missouri | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Chicago C | Michigan B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Michigan A | Ohio State A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| SIUE B | Ohio State C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Purdue C | Ohio State B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue A | SIUE A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| WUSTL | Purdue B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Chicago B | Chicago D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |