Question

A symphony of this number opens with the flute and bassoon playing the theme “quarter notes F, G; dotted eighth notes A, F, high C, B-flat; quarter note high F.” (15[1])A symphony of this number opens with a “strenuous” string canon of starting on “D, high B-flat,” then “A, low C-sharp.” (15[2])Shrill violins play (15[1])a high A over 100 times in the (15[1])finale of a symphony of this number (15[1])that includes a trombone theme representing (-5[1])someone (*) “beating you with a stick.” A B-flat major symphony of this number written as a “hymn to the free and happy man” was (-5[1])composed by Sergei Prokofiev. A symphony (10[1])of this number was called a “creative response to (10[2])justified (10[1])criticism” (10[1])after being criticized in “Muddle Instead of Music.” For 10 points, (10[1])give this number of a D minor Dmitri Shostakovich symphony, which is two before his Leningrad. (0[1])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Symphony No. 5 [or Fifth Symphonies]
<Noah Sheidlower, Auditory Fine Arts>
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Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023N3100%33%0%104.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023N683%33%0%83.60
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y250%0%50%113.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%75%0%69.25
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%40%20%82.40
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%137.33
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y1100%100%0%68.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael KohnFoucault's PenndulumFour Neg Omelette2915
Jason ZhangToronto RoflToronto Joy5015
Max EspensenOld London TownTabearnacle5015
Sky LiToronto WearyWaterloo Miku5315
Kais JessaLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian6115
Khanh NguyenFlorida BFlorida A6815
Parth JagtapEdinburghYes, Moderator74-5
StevenBerkeley BBerkeley C98-5
Richard PollardYes, ModeratorEdinburgh10410
Ian ChowLa Clique du ChâteauWaterloo Hatsune11310
Eve FleisigBerkeley AStanford11310
Rachel BenthamBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust3HK1MM11410
Thomas Hart10 Negs that Shook the QuizBroken Hearts11510
Bryson FettersOklahoma ATexas B12610
RyanBerkeley CBerkeley B1420
Kassidy LongOklahoma BTexas A14310
Elise StewartRiceTexas C14310
Jisoo YooTexas AOklahoma B1430