Question

This non-string instrument is one of the soloists in BWV 1060R, an attempt (10[1])to revert J. S. Bach’s C-minor double harpsichord concerto (10[1])to its original instrumentation. An F-major sarabande is sometimes excerpted from Handel’s third concerto for this instrument, which is in G minor. Arthur Benjamin created a C-major (-5[1])concerto for this instrument by arranging keyboard sonata themes by Domenico Cimarosa. Bach’s BWV 974 is a transcription of Alessandro Marcello’s (10[2])D-minor concerto for (-5[1])this instrument. This instrument, flute, trumpet, and violin (-5[1])are the four soloists in the second Brandenburg Concerto. (-5[2])A Baroque version (-5[1])of this instrument pitched down a fifth (-5[1])has the phrase “da caccia” (10[2])(“dah KAHT-chah”) in its (-5[1])name (10[1])and is the predecessor of the English horn. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, name this high double-reed (10[3])woodwind instrument (10[1])that an (10[1])orchestra tunes (10[1])to. ■END■ (10[9])

ANSWER: oboe [accept oboe da caccia]
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y24100%0%33%109.63

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Karan GurazadaTexasCornell A1210
John ChenBritish ColumbiaLSE2110
Teigue KellyPenn StateWUSTL B48-5
Justin WytmarIllinois AIndiana6910
Jeremy CummingsWUSTL ANorthwestern6910
Jared HeWaterloo AUC Berkeley A72-5
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BArizona State80-5
Sky LiToronto AStanford89-5
Adrian WongOttawaWaterloo B89-5
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUFlorida92-5
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina AColumbia A99-5
Aum MundheRutgersChicago A10410
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsGeorgia Tech10410
Joey SunToronto BHarvard106-5
Andy YuMarylandColumbia B10710
Chris ScheriRITIllinois B11510
Jonathan HuangMITToronto C11610
Eric ChangVirginia TechIowa State12210
Alvin GuoChicago BMinnesota12210
Kevin PengCornell BUCF12210
Todd MaslykMichiganVirginia12410
Truman HillVanderbiltWinona State12610
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BOhio State12810
Micah ColmanWaterloo BOttawa13010
Tiffany ZhouFloridaNYU13010
Charles YoungColumbia ANorth Carolina A13010
Andrew ZengStanfordToronto A13010
Joy AnHarvardToronto B13010
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona StateUC Berkeley B13010
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AWaterloo A13010
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateYale13010
John John GrogerWUSTL BPenn State13010