Question

An oboe solo in this piece opens with an eighth rest, followed by a quarter note G, eighth note trilled G, then a rapid chromatic run down to E and up to G. In this piece's first theme, the first French horn plays the call, “F, B-flat, A-flat,” followed by “short C, long D” in the second horn. (-5[1])A (-5[1])glissando in the harp that gets higher than lower follows the opening “Très Modéré” solo of this piece, (15[1])which was intended to have a (15[1])“Final Paraphrase and Interlude” but was condensed into (*) one movement. A Vaslav Nijinsky ballet (10[1])set to this piece (10[1]-5[1])was accused (10[3])by Michel (10[1]-5[1])Fokine (10[1]-5[1])of plagiarizing Daphnis (-5[1])et Chloé. (10[1]-5[1])A chromatic (10[1])descent from C-sharp (10[1])to G (10[2])opens the flute solo that (10[1])begins this piece, (10[1])intended to depict the “passing (10[2])of the longings and desires” of the title satyr. (10[2])A Stéphane Mallarmé poem inspired, (10[3])for 10 points, what Claude Debussy piece (10[1])that opens a ballet? ■END■ (10[5]0[5]-5[1])

ANSWER: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [or Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune]
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Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Playtest10/12/2024N4100%0%25%128.50
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y1100%0%0%151.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%0%25%123.33
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%20%20%110.80
2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%0%106.33
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%33%130.33
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%0%123.75
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y888%13%38%127.29
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%130.50
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y250%0%50%156.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Max BrodskyIllinois AWUSTL57-5
David ZhangIllinois CIndiana B58-5
Christopher SimsNorthwestern APurdue7615
Frances HadleyGressenheller ALSE8215
Sinecio MoralesJHU AMaryland9610
Derrick LiuJHU BColumbia100-5
Eric ChangVirginia Tech AUNC C10010
Ariel FaederPittsburghMichigan State10210
Eveline OngOxford School for QuiznessSee it10210
Andrei HuiSortedLimp Chriskit10210
Arjun KalaIllinois BNotre Dame A104-5
Vincent DuUNC ARIT A10410
Peter ZengOhio State AOhio State B10510
Bryce CruiseTexas AHouston105-5
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley CBerkeley B108-5
Caleb ZhaoMITTufts11010
Michael Mays3HK1MMSay it110-5
Max Fitz-JamesFour Times I Have Despised My SoulThe Crying of Team 4911210
Jacob EgolDuke AUNC B11510
John John GrogerWUSTLIllinois A11710
Joel MilesMinnesotaNorthwestern B11710
Denis LiuStanfordBerkeley A12210
Adam FineChicago AIndiana A12510
Joy AnHarvard AHarvard B13010
William OrrYale AYale B13010
John XiangBerkeley BBerkeley C13910
Eshan PantNYU APrinceton13910
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State CCarnegie Mellon14410
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan B14410
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame BChicago B14410
Graham CopeUF CUF B15110
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BIllinois C1560
Zach JosephNotre Dame AIllinois B15610
Logan MathisSIUENotre Dame C15610
Kennedy GallaherNotre Dame CSIUE1560
Jaehyun ParkBUBrandeis156-5
Jonathan SchnipperBrandeisBU1560
Cooper RohColumbiaJHU B15610
William GoldenHoustonTexas A15610
Tony LiangTAMUTexas B1560
Owen GilroyTexas BTAMU1560
Sarah HendersonSay it3HK1MM15610