Question

A symphony of this number opens with the flute and bassoon play the theme “quarter notes F, G; dotted eighth notes A, F, high C, B-flat; quarter note high F.” A symphony of this number opens with a “strenuous” string canon of rising and falling sixths, starting on “D, (15[1])high B-flat,” then “A, low C-sharp.” Shrill violins play a high A over 100 times in the finale of a symphony of this number that includes a trombone theme representing someone (*) “beating you with a stick.” A B-flat major symphony of this number written as a “hymn to the free and happy man” was composed by Sergei Prokofiev. A symphony of this number was called a “creative response to justified (10[1])criticism” after being criticized in “Muddle Instead of Music.” For 10 points, give this number of a D minor Dmitri Shostakovich symphony, which is two before his Leningrad. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Symphony No. 5 [or Fifth Symphonies]
<Noah Sheidlower, Auditory Fine Arts>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb ZhaoMITBrandeis4815
Joy AnHarvardTufts11810
Jason HongBrownBoston College14610

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%33%0%104.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y683%33%0%83.60