Question

This collection sold over 3 million copies in a 1989 Nigel Kennedy recording. After initially playing in unison with the first violins, this collection’s soloist then plays six consecutive trills on a high B. (10[1])This collection contains a C-sharp minor Largo movement in which a repeated eighth-note, quarter-note motif is played “always forte” (“FOR-tay”) by the viola. A shepherd trembling (10[1])in a thunderstorm is described in the set of sonnets (10[1])published alongside this collection. This collection occupies the first third of (10[1])The Contest Between Harmony and Invention. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this set of violin (10[1])concerti by Antonio (10[1])Vivaldi, whose (10[1])sections (10[1])include “Spring” and “Summer.” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Four Seasons [or Le quattro stagioni; prompt on The Contest Between Harmony and Invention or Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione until read; prompt with “can you be less specific?” on “Spring” or “Summer” or “Autumn” or “Winter” or “La primavera” or “L’estate” or “L’autunno” or “L’inverno”]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY2100%0%0%62.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%72.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1100%0%0%14.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY3100%0%0%72.67
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%10%81.30

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame APurdue A3310
David ZhangIllinois BNorthwestern B5810
Ishaan SinghPurdue BChicago A6810
Conner YamnitzWashU AIndiana7910
Sriram KoritalaIllinois AIowa A85-5
Jack PirosIllinois CIowa B8510
Quinn WhitlowIllinois DNorthwestern A9310
Emmett ChoChicago BSIUE9610
Brielle RachIowa AIllinois A9810
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BNotre Dame C9910
Sam HewittWashU BPurdue C10410