Question

Elements of this musical genre were used in the 2010 opera To Cross the Face of the Moon. This genre’s ensembles often perform a song in which the title creature “can no longer walk, (10[1])because she lacks her two hind legs.” This genre traditionally uses a deep-bodied bass acoustic guitar with six strings. (10[1])Two trumpets and up to eight violins (10[1])are often included in bands for this genre, as well as the high-pitched five-stringed vihuela (“vee-WAY-lah”) and (10[1])the larger guitarrón (10[1]-5[1])(“gee-tar-OWN”). “La Cucaracha” is a song in this musical (10[2])genre, which is closely associated with the state of Jalisco (“HA-lees-koh”) and often performed wearing embroidered jackets and (10[1])sombreros. For 10 points, name the broad genre of Mexican folk music. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: mariachi [prompt on Mexican music or Mexican folk music before “Mexican” is read; prompt on son jaliciense or son mexicano by asking “What genre did that later develop into?”; prompt on ranchera or corrido with “What larger genre are those considered part of?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame AIndiana3310
David NickelPurdue CNorthwestern B5210
Theodor MartinWashU BNorthwestern A5910
Sophia MadrazoPurdue BIllinois A7510
Eric YangPurdue AIllinois D78-5
Conner YamnitzWashU ANotre Dame B7810
William FosterChicago ASIUE8610
Max KoldaNotre Dame CIllinois B8610
Emmett ChoChicago BIowa B10310
Owen McCoyIllinois DPurdue A11610

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%84.89
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%87.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%66.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%9%78.36
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%0%85.60
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%74.60
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%79.75