Question

A movement by this composer, whose cello parts begin with four pizzicato quadruple-stop C major chords, includes the debated performance instruction “con mala grazia” (“kawn MAH-luh GRAHT-s’yuh”) for the violins. A D-major concerto by this composer was adapted for the guitar by Gaspar Cassadó (“kah-sah-DOH”), who also adapted a chamber movement that this composer wrote for a group led by Francisco Font during this composer’s employment under Infante Luis Antonio. This composer, whose works were catalogued by Yves Gérard (“EEV zhay-RAR”), depicted (10[1])a curfew-enforcing (10[1])group (10[1])“passing (10[1])directly under the listener’s window” (10[3])in the (10[2])“Ritirata” (10[1])(“ree-tee-RAH-tah”) finale of a string quintet (10[1])that calls for cellos to be played like guitars (10[1])in (10[1])imitation of blind beggars. (10[4])For 10 points, Night Music (10[1])of the Streets of (10[1])Madrid (10[1]-5[1])is by what Italian composer who wrote (10[1])a string quintet with a “celebrated minuet”? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Luigi Boccherini (“boh-keh-REE-nee”) [or Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y22100%0%5%97.05

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard NiuCornell AHarvard7510
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateUC Berkeley B7710
Karan GurazadaTexasColumbia B7810
Jeremy CummingsWUSTL AIowa State7910
Kushal AluruRutgersChicago B8410
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AArizona State8410
Yrwin BatanMITYale8410
Teigue KellyPenn StateRIT8610
Justin WytmarIllinois AToronto C8610
Adam FineChicago AMinnesota8710
Owen MimnoNYUVirginia9210
Jared HeWaterloo ALSE10110
Benjamin ChapmanToronto ANorth Carolina B10210
Arjun KalaIllinois BIndiana10610
Andrew ZengStanfordOhio State10610
Charles YoungColumbia AMichigan10610
Raymond ChenToronto BWUSTL B10610
Adrian WongOttawaMaryland11110
Jim FanNorth Carolina AVanderbilt11510
Thomas TibbettsUCFVirginia Tech116-5
Russell NipBritish ColumbiaWinona State11610
Leo LawFloridaCornell B12310
Eric ChangVirginia TechUCF13110