Question

The first movement of a piece inspired by this country’s music features a repeated F, E, D, C-sharp theme and is (15[1])titled “Prelude to the night.” That piece inspired by this country’s music was premiered at the 1909 Proms and concludes with a 6/8 fourth movement titled “Festival.” In a work titled for this country, the solo violinist opens with (15[1])the phrase A, A, up to long E, (15[1])followed by a near repetition of the phrase an octave higher. (15[1])Despite only visiting (15[1])this country (15[1])for a few hours, (15[1])the second movement of Claude Debussy’s (*) Estampes (-5[1])is inspired by music from this country and is titled for an “evening” in one of its cities. A (10[1])“symphonie” by Edouard Lalo titled for this country (10[2])was written for this country’s violinist Pablo de Sarasate. For 10 points, name this home country of composers like Manuel de Falla and dances (10[1])like the Fandango and Bolero. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Spain (The first line references Rhapsodie Espagnole by Ravel.)
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stan MelkumianPurdue AChicago B2015
Raymond WangCornell EarthRochester C5915
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRochester B6715
Eric YangPurdue BMichigan B7815
Dennis YangMichigan AChicago C8115
Gene BalianCornell WindRIT8315
Jeremy CummingsWUSTLMissouri8715
Roxanne TangOhio State AOhio State C94-5
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester A11310
Robert CondronChicago ASIUE A12110
Rohan NavaneethaOhio State BSIUE B12110
Max HodesChicago DPurdue C14510
Jacob GoodsonOhio State COhio State A1500