An instrumentalist from this country and the Kronos Quartet commissioned and premiered Terry Riley’s The Cusp of Magic. John Adams composed an “almost perfect” palindrome in a piano piece named for this country, (10[2])which is (-5[1])paired with his Phrygian Gates. (10[3])An opera set in this country was the basis for a “foxtrot for orchestra” (10[1])commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra, (10[1])which depicts how the (10[1])principal tenor “dances.” (10[1])Christian Wolff’s gift of a text from this country inspired Music of Changes, (10[1])a piece (10[2])of (10[2])indeterminate (10[3])music by John Cage. (10[5]-5[1])An airplane (-5[1])called the “Spirit (10[1])of ’76” (-5[1])lands at the start (10[1])of an opera (10[1])set (10[1])in (10[1])this (10[1])country (10[3])inspired by a diplomatic (10[1])rapprochement. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])John Adams composed an opera based on Richard Nixon’s (10[1])state (10[1])visit (10[1])to what (10[1])country? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])