Question

A Handel cantata named for this word for solo soprano and strings was believed lost until 2001. A choral work named for this word opens with the orchestra twice repeating the quick tutti theme D, up to D, (-5[1])down to D, D. (10[4])This is the first word of an allegro chorus from Handel’s Messiah that opens with a descending four-note scale from F-sharp to C-sharp, and later continues with the basses (-5[1])falling an octave over the words “and peace on earth.” (10[1])RV (10[1])589 is the catalog entry of a D major (10[1])piece (10[1])named for this word that is the best-known (10[2])choral work of Antonio Vivaldi. (10[1])The carol (-5[1])“Angels We Have Heard on (-5[1])High” contains a (10[1])lengthy (10[1])melisma on this word. (-5[2])For 10 points, the Kyrie (“KEE-ree-ay”) precedes what movement (-5[1])of the Roman Catholic mass ordinary, whose first word is followed by the phrase “in excelsis Deo?” ■END■ (10[4]0[6])

ANSWER: Gloria [or Glory; accept “Gloria in excelsis Deo” or “Glory to God in the Highest”]
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Summary

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Natan HoltzmanStanford BStanford A37-5
John ChenUBC ATexas A4110
Michael KohnDurham ACambridge B4110
Jake RobertsDurham BCambridge C4110
Sam FooCambridge AImperial B4110
Kevin ParkClaremont AUW A70-5
Ella WardeOxford BOxford C8010
Ian DewanKielSheffield8110
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)9010
Megan WangBrown ADartmouth A9110
Paige CrawleyOxford AImperial A9910
Frances HadleyEdinburghWarwick9910
Ethan StrombeckStanford AStanford B10410
Seth WebbTexas A&M ASorbonne106-5
Nick PruittKCLBristol111-5
Ivvone Zhou (UG)UNC B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)11410
Roan DowlingIowa AMichigan State A11510
Laura JonesAppalachian StateIowa B119-5
Jack LewisMTSUGeodesic119-5
Daniel NeylonTexas A&M BRice A127-5
Owen AshbrookIowa BAppalachian State14510
Andrea YuUW AClaremont A14510
Elise StewartRice ATexas A&M B14510
Cormac BeirneSorbonneTexas A&M A14510
Ted WarnerBristolKCL1450
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicMTSU1450
Michael SunBrandeis BBoston University1450
Michael SunBrandeis BBoston University1450
Towery McNeilBoston UniversityBrandeis B1450
Towery McNeilBoston UniversityBrandeis B1450