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” (15[1])string canon of rising and falling sixths, starting on “D, high B-flat,” then (15[1])“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.” (10[1])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 criticism” after being criticized (10[1])in (10[1])“Muddle Instead of Music.” For 10 points, give this number of a D minor Dmitri Shostakovich symphony, which is two before his Leningrad. ■END■ (0[2])

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard NiuCornell BNYU3815
Jason QinColumbia BCornell A5115
Sinecio MoralesJHU ARutgers8410
Danny PeelenPittRIT12210
Andy YuUMD AJHU B12310
Ben RotkoSwarthmoreJohn Jay A1470
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ASwarthmore1470

Summary

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