Question

A symphony by a composer with this first name includes the movement Red Cape Tango and a narrative read by Jack Larson. That composer with this first name wrote the tuba concerto Reflections on the Mississippi and the Metropolis Symphony. (15[1]-5[1])A composer (15[2])with this first name wrote an (15[1])opera in which Hermes guides the title King Priam to Achilles’s tent. (15[1])A neurologist (15[1])investigates a singer’s visual agnosia (-5[1])in an opera by a composer with this first name, (*) The Man Who Mistook (10[2])His Wife for a Hat. Five spirituals (-5[1])are included in (10[1])a Kristallnacht-inspired (-5[1])oratorio (10[1]-5[1])by a composer with this first name, (-5[1])A Child of Our Time. (10[3])The composer of the musical A Strange Loop and a singer who quoted Beethoven’s 9th (10[1])on the (0[1])album (10[1])Dangerous have this first name. For 10 points, composers with the surnames Daugherty, Nyman, and Tippett share what first name with the singer (10[1])of “Thriller”? ■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Michael [or Michael Tippett; or Michael Nyman; or Michael Daugherty; or Michael Jackson; or Michael R. Jackson]
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kai Smith1.g4 Test MixtureJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz3915
Iain CarpenterSandmännchen im HelikopterThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola39-5
Joey GoldmanA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayEugene o'Negging4115
OphirmnemonistsLet's Fighting Love4115
Justin WytmarNobodaddy but youMichigan4715
Jeremy CummingsOh the MissouriChicago A Minus Minus5915
Matt BollingerBHSUmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)6115
Benji NguyenbruhNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse66-5
John LawrenceNoli Me TangerineChicago B8010
Tracy MirkinRiley et al.World's Fair Wiggle Walk8010
Dan Ni>:3purdoobie brothers87-5
Taylor HarveyCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind9010
Conor ThompsonTunks et al.Houston Junior College92-5
Megan WangJason LoversTriple Round Robin Lovers93-5
Karthik PrasadchamPAIN and cornHELL in ColumbiaJJaryland9310
Ali HamzehWilliams et al.Cleo: 5/7 movie100-5
Daoud JacksonYou, Me and the Big GHeat-Oppressed Brains10510
Vincent DuUNC AUNC Hunny10510
Ivvone ZhouUNC BDuke10510
Jaimie CarlsonLabour's Lost LoversJeffrey and Dahmers12010
Jonathan LauCleo: 5/7 movieWilliams et al.1220
Darren PetrosinoParden the Interruptionboy's jitches (ft. DMA)12310
Richard NiuThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh TutuolaSandmännchen im Helikopter14610
Grace BramerClark BClark A14910
Kevin WangTriple Round Robin LoversJason Lovers14910
Davis Johnsonpurdoobie brothers>:314910
Michael Boreckiprotobowling for soupNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)14910
Raymond WangNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hessebruh14910
King VidorHouston Junior CollegeTunks et al.14910