Question
The Brentano Quartet commissioned poet Mark Strand to write secular poetic interludes between each movement of this work. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this lengthy orchestral work by Joseph Haydn, which his publisher Artaria requested he transcribe for string quartet. It concludes with a C minor “earthquake” movement.
ANSWER: The Seven Last Words of Christ [or The Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ; or The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross; or Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze]
[10m] This contemporary Russian composer wrote a musical interpretation of The Seven Last Words in her Sieben Worte for cello, bayan, and strings. She also wrote The Canticle of the Sun.
ANSWER: Sofia Gubaidulina [or Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina]
[10e] A setting of Es ist vollbracht, the sixth saying of Jesus on the cross, is included in this J.S. Bach oratorio. This first of Bach’s Passions precedes the St Matthew Passion.
ANSWER: St John Passion [or Passio secundum Joannem]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Data
| Chicago A | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |