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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2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y417.5075%50%50%
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y818.7588%38%63%

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RITCornell Earth010010
Columbia Ly-αCornell Wind10101030
Cornell FireRochester B10101030
Rochester ARochester C0000
Chicago AMissouri010010
Chicago CMichigan B1010020
Michigan AOhio State A1010020
SIUE BOhio State C010010
Purdue COhio State B0000
Purdue ASIUE A10101030
WUSTLPurdue B10101030
Chicago BChicago D10101030