Question
This composer wrote in a letter that “the beginning of [it] gives me no peace” in reference to his Violin Concerto in E minor. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this German composer, who wrote a “Wedding March” as part of his incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other pieces by this German composer include his Scottish Symphony and his Italian Symphony.
ANSWER: Felix Mendelssohn [or Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy]
[10m] The trip that inspired Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony also inspired this concert overture. This standalone piece, sometimes considered an early tone poem, depicts the landscape of a cave on a Scottish island.
ANSWER: The Hebrides [or Die Hebriden or Hebrides Overture or Fingal’s Cave or Fingalshöhle]
[10h] In 2002, this violinist recorded Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with the Oslo Symphony Orchestra. This three-time Grammy winner is renowned for her recordings of Bach pieces and for sponsoring contemporary music.
ANSWER: Hilary Hahn
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 12.22 | 44% | 44% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 88% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 83% | 50% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 13.64 | 55% | 36% | 46% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 14.00 | 70% | 30% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 80% | 80% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 63% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 78% | 67% | 78% |
Data
| Chicago A | SIUE | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Chicago B | Iowa B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Illinois A | Purdue B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Illinois B | Notre Dame C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Purdue A | Illinois D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Notre Dame A | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Northwestern B | Purdue C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| WashU A | Notre Dame B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Northwestern A | WashU B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |