Question
The eighth entry in this composer’s L’estro Armonico is a concerto in A minor for two violins. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Italian composer whose other sets of violin concerti include The Four Seasons.
ANSWER: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi
[10m] Another double concerto, in G minor, was written by Vivaldi for two of these instruments. In the slow movement of that concerto, a third player of this instrument joins the soloists, having previously been playing the continuo part.
ANSWER: violoncello [or celli]
[10h] Other Baroque cello showcases include a movement in this genre from Bach’s fifth cello suite due to its unconventional atonality. The aria of Bach’s Goldberg Variations exemplifies this genre.
ANSWER: sarabande
Summary
| 2023 UMN COOT | 08/19/2023 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
Data
| Jeff Weiner Fan Club | Our Job is Buzz | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Palestrina Sawayama | doubleplusnegfive | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| BHSU | Weird Klaus Barbie | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |