The overture to Ruslan and Ludmila introduces a descending theme on this scale to represent the sorcerer Chernomor. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this hexatonic scale with no leading tone that is also used to open the orchestral suite Scheherazade. Starting on C, the notes in this scale are C, D, E, F-sharp, G-sharp, A-sharp.
ANSWER: whole-tone scale
[10e] Scheherazade is by this member of the Mighty Five, whose other compositions include “Flight of the Bumblebee.”
ANSWER: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov [or Nikolai Andreyevivich Rimsky-Korsakov]
[10h] The trombones introduce a whole-tone theme to contrast with the pentatonic main theme of the finale of a symphony by this other Russian composer. The second movement of that B minor 2nd symphony by this composer is written in an extremely fast 1/1 time signature.
ANSWER: Alexander Borodin [or Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin]
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