Question

This genre and the ricercar were among Claudio Merulo’s significant innovations to transition keyboard music away from imitation of vocal styles. A composer’s note at the end of a piece in this genre reads “not without toil will you reach the end,” which was included in the second of two books of these non-partita pieces by Girolamo Frescobaldi. A piece in this genre unusually scored for trumpets opens Monteverdi’s opera (*) L’Orfeo. A mordent on A (-5[1])followed by a descending D minor scale opens an (10[1])organ piece (10[1])in this genre (10[1])that was arranged for orchestra by Leopold Stokowski to open Disney’s Fantasia. (10[1])For 10 points, name this genre whose name derives from the Italian for “touch” and is paired with a fugue (10[1])in a famous D minor piece by Bach. ■END■

ANSWER: toccata [prompt on Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BVW 565 until “fugue” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sam FooCambridge AWarwick74-5
Michael KohnDurhamImperial B8310
Michael MaysImperial ACambridge B8510
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghBirmingham8810
Thomas HartWarwickCambridge A10010
Eileen PengOxfordBristol12010

Summary

2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%25%0%103.75
2023 ARCADIA at EmoryEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%25%25%96.50
2023 ARCADIA at ImperialImperialY5100%0%20%95.20
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY3100%0%0%113.33
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY3100%0%0%99.33
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY3100%0%0%121.00
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY3100%33%33%103.00