Question

Helen May Butler is best known for a piece in this genre titled “Cosmopolitan American.” Descending eighth notes in 6/8 in a piece in this genre are punctuated by octave D’s on tubular bells to represent the title object. Karl King and Henry Fillmore (10[1])are known for writing (10[1])in this (10[1])genre, (10[2])a highly chromatic example of which is the best-known work by Julius Fučík (10[4])(“FOO-chick”). Soft (10[1])trio sections (10[2])in this (10[1])genre (10[4])typically (10[1])add a flat (10[2])to the key signature (10[3])and are followed by an explosive (10[1])“breakstrain.” Pieces (10[1])in this genre associated with circuses are called (10[1])“screamers.” Lyrics (10[1])like “Hurrah for the flag of the free” (10[2])may accompany (10[1])a piece in this genre (10[1])that features a famous trill-laden (10[1])piccolo (10[2])obbligato. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this genre of The Liberty Bell (10[2])and The Stars (10[1])and Stripes (10[2])Forever, (10[7])composed by this genre’s (10[1])“king” John Philip Sousa. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: march [accept screamer until read]
<Classical Music>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ryan SunBerkeley BBerkeley A4310
Nathan Ouyang (DII)Michigan D (DII)CWRU B (UG)4710
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern AUIUC C4910
Connor McClellandMiamiPurdue B5010
Truman Fillbrandt (UG)UW AUBC A5010
Jeffry XuGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech E6310
Jeremy CummingsWashU BPurdue A6310
Benedykt Chodzko-ZajkoSouthampton BWarwick A6310
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge AImperial A6310
MatthewOSU CKenyon A6410
Bob FreedmanGeorgia AAlabama A6610
Sarah HendersonCambridge CLSE A6610
Ariel FaederPitt AOhio State A (UG)6810
Eve FleisigBerkeley CStanford M6910
Theodor MartinWashU DPurdue D6910
Joyann Hua (DII)UBC BSFU6910
Benjamin WatsonOxford BImperial B6910
Will McCurleyAuburn AGeorgia Tech D7010
Arjun SiderysPurdue CUChicago A7310
Arthur Zhang (D2)NYU BMcGill E7310
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CTusculum A7710
Athena Shadden (UG)Texas AColorado College7710
Euan McCubbin (UG)UW BAlberta7710
Conner YamnitzWashU CUIUC D8310
Roan DowlingIowaTexas D8510
Jake Meltzer (DII)CWRU A (UG)CWRU C (UG)9310
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltLSE B9510
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State AMichigan A10310
Brynn JonesOregon StateOle Miss10310
Sarah Dong (DII)Michigan C (UG)Michigan State C (UG)10510
Andrei HuiCambridge BBristol A11010
Ethan BositaStanford AStanford L11510
Luke ZhangEmory AAuburn C11610
Sam McNameeNotre DameIndiana A11610
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ACentral Oklahoma11710
Amelia ReesDurham BWarwick B117-5
Kai MadgwickManchesterOxford A12710
Tom HainesDurham ACam D12710
Edward FogelBirminghamSouthampton A13010
Danny TranTennesse BClemson A13210
William HoustonUChicago BSIUE A13210
Allen XuGeorgia Tech FAuburn B13310
Patrick MinskerUIUC BIndiana B13310
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan BCWRU D (DII)13310
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriMississippi State13310
Aaron Garcia (UG)ArkansasTexas B13310
George PurkissWarwick BDurham B13310
Blake DanzigerEdinburghBristol B13310
Keerthana Krishnan (D2)Texas CNYU A13710
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina AEmory B14210