A song by this composer begins with the piano alternating between B-minor-major 7th and C-sharp-dominant 7th rising arpeggios before the singer enters by invoking the title month. In another song by this composer, the singer painedly states "I bear no grudge" while accompanied by nonstop C major chords. This composer included the songs "In beautiful May" and "Sprout from my tears" as part of his Opus 48. Poems by Joseph von Eichendorff and Heinrich Heine were set in this composer's two Liederkreis cycles. This composer attributed his musical style to his alter egos Florestan and Eusebius (yoo-SAY-bee-uss). This composer also set Heine poems in his most famous song cycle, Dichterliebe, composed during his "year of song" in 1840. For 10 points, what composer wrote over a hundred love songs to Clara Wieck (VEEK)? ■END■
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Riddell | Kentucky B | California | 17 | -5 |
| Jason Qin | Illinois White | Maryland Gold | 94 | 10 |
| Caleb Zhao | Maryland Red | Asia A | 94 | 10 |
| Sinecio Morales | Illinois Blue | Pennsylvania | 94 | 10 |
| Conner Feng | California | Kentucky B | 95 | 10 |
| Braden Booth | Missouri A | New Jersey A | 95 | 10 |
| Rohan Navaneetha | Ohio | Liberia | 95 | 10 |
| Elle Lee | Virginia | Asia B | 95 | 10 |
| Omar Hamid | Kentucky A | Missouri B | 97 | 10 |
| Tanuj Chandekar | New Jersey B | Arkansas | 131 | 10 |