Question

This adjective appears in the title of a symphony whose first movement features the recurring time signature pattern “6/8, 5/8, 6/8, 5/8, 1/4” in a passage that spotlights a heckelphone. Two intended BBC Proms performances of a piece with this first title word were canceled, one due to Princess Diana’s death and the other due to 9/11. (10[1])This is the first title word of a piece that has the same subtitle as its composer’s piece Tromba Lontana. This adjective appears in the title of the second symphony by Aaron Copland. This is the first title word of a piece that was originally titled Fanfare (-5[1])for Great Woods and features a persistent (10[1])woodblock ostinato. (10[2]-5[2])That piece with this first title word (10[2])depicts (10[1])a journey (-5[1])in a sports (10[2])car. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, a John Adams (10[1])piece (10[2])is titled (-5[1])for what sort of “Ride (10[1])in a Fast Machine”? ■END■ (10[3]0[2])

ANSWER: short [accept Short Symphony; accept Short Ride in a Fast Machine]
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2090%0%25%123.56

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
David BassJohns HopkinsOhio State5610
Sky LiToronto AColumbia B103-5
Jeffrey XuGeorgia TechUC Berkeley A11010
Shardul RaoMinnesotaBritish Columbia11210
Aum MundheRutgersIllinois A112-5
Rachel FanousMichiganWUSTL B112-5
Guy IndoranteIowa StateYale11210
Joseph ChambersVirginiaChicago B11910
Richard NiuCornell AVanderbilt11910
Sharath NarayanNorthwesternUC Berkeley B12010
Owen MimnoNYURIT122-5
Andrew ZengStanfordVirginia Tech12510
Jason ZhangToronto CPenn State12510
Karan GurazadaTexasArizona State12610
Jakob MyersIndianaFlorida12710
Justin WytmarIllinois ARutgers13210
Joy AnHarvardNorth Carolina A13310
Henry BonWinona StateChicago A13310
Crow HeNorth Carolina BWaterloo B135-5
Colin VeeversOttawaLSE14010
Cade ReinbergerRITNYU14510
John John GrogerWUSTL BMichigan14510
Caleb OttWaterloo BNorth Carolina B1450
Olin BoseColumbia BToronto A1450
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateUCF14510