Question

The first movement of a piece inspired by this country’s music features a repeated F, E, D, C-sharp theme and is titled “Prelude to the night.” That piece inspired by this country’s music was premiered at the 1909 Proms and concludes with a 6/8 fourth movement titled “Festival.” In a work titled for this country, the solo violinist opens with (15[1])the phrase A, A, up to long E, (15[1])followed by a near repetition of the phrase an octave higher. Despite only visiting this country (15[1])for a few hours, the second movement of Claude Debussy’s (*) Estampes is inspired by music from this country and is titled for an “evening” in one of its cities. A (10[1])“symphonie” by Edouard Lalo titled for this country was written for this country’s violinist Pablo de Sarasate. For 10 points, name this home country of composers like Manuel de Falla and dances like the Fandango and Bolero. ■END■

ANSWER: Spain (The first line references Rhapsodie Espagnole by Ravel.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthRochester C5915
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRochester B6715
Gene BalianCornell WindRIT8315
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester A11310

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