Question

Two composers from this country described as “painters in sound” title a 2020 Vikingur Ólafsson piano (-5[1])album that includes a transcription of “The Arts and the Hours.” A female composer from this country (15[1])wrote a set of harpsichord suites (-5[1])separated by barless, time signature-less “unmeasured (15[2]-5[1])preludes.” Baroque music from this country was often performed with “unequal notes,” (15[1]-5[1])which is similar to swung (15[1])eighths. The opening movements of Bach’s (15[1])orchestral suites are (15[1])in a style of (*) overture (10[1])from this (10[1])country (10[2]-5[1])with (10[1])a (10[1])slow-fast, (10[1])two-movement structure. (10[2])“The Mysterious Barricades” (10[2]-5[1])is by a harpsichordist (10[1])from this country (10[3])who wrote The Art of Playing the (10[2])Harpsichord. (10[1])A composer at this country’s (10[2])royal court (10[4])contracted gangrene (10[4])while conducting (10[2])his (10[1])Te Deum. (10[3])For 10 points, name this country home to François Couperin (10[3])and Jean-Philippe Rameau. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: France (The first line refers to Debussy/Rameau. The second line refers to Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Parth JagtapToronto BToronto A15-5
Justine FrenchU[C]SDALCU3215
Hansen JinBerkeley BBerkeley A38-5
Neal JoshiWashUTruman4415
Henry KeatingUCF BFlorida Tech4415
Towery McNeilMississippi StateGeorgia Tech A44-5
Khang Leshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetiqueMadmen and Specialists56-5
Max BrodskyIllinois OrangeSIUE5615
Eric ChenBerkeley PastStanford6115
Daniel MaMadmen and Specialistsshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetique6715
Kevin ParkClaremontAnderson et al.7015
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge ASouthampton7510
Richard ZhangBoston College ATufts B7710
Zach TsengGeorgia Tech DJohns Creek7810
Alex ThomasGeorgia Tech CInnovation Academy A78-5
Eric YangPurdue AChicago B7810
Will AlstonSGV VenturesJason et al.7910
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina BVirginia Tech C8010
Alan Xiebingy academyIn the Mood for Buzz8110
Yrwin BatanMITClark Wilson8310
Collin LeckThe cult of SGAPaddington in Peru (2024)8310
Anthony LovegrenUCF AUF A86-5
Jared HeWaterloo AspidistraWaterloo Basic8610
John MarvinChicago APurdue B8610
Young Fenimore LeeOld and YoungToyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titans9010
Denis LiuASU->Stanford->ASU pipelineSocial credit go vroom9310
Eve FleisigBerkeley ABerkeley B9310
Manu SankaranLambertInnovation Academy C9310
Danny PeelenPittRIT10010
Ian Droessler WilsonInnovation Academy BMilton10010
Arjun KalaIllinois BlueNotre Dame10110
Joy AnHarvardTufts A10610
Graham CopeUF BUF C10610
Noah ChinVirginia Tech ASouth Carolina10810
Patrick TorreMarylandPenn State10810
Asha BasuMcGill ACarleton A10810
Jeffrey XuGeorgia Tech AMississippi State10810
William OrrYaleBowdoin C11010
Wyatt CurryMissouriSquidward Community College11010
Iris CreightonCambridge BImperial B11010
Andre WongLSE AWarwick C11010
Michael SunBrandeis BBowdoin A11210
Joey SunToronto Chestnut Rice and KamehamehaWaterloo Cloze11210
Christopher DechBrandeis ABU11310
Gabriel MargoliesBoston College BBowdoin B11510
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy AGeorgia Tech C11510
Owen IredaleImperial AWarwick A11510
Emily KadolphVirginia Tech BNorth Carolina A12510
Ishan JoshiToronto Metropolitan AMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii12510
Andy HuffLSE BWarwick B12510
Derek FinoClark HouseAmherst12810
Tiffany ZhouUF AUCF A12810
Clete ReinbergerValenciaUSF12910
Sky LiToronto AToronto B12910