Question

This country’s military was the dedicatee of a piece that opens with a pentatonic fanfare played by the timpani and two tubas. A composer from this country adapted the song “La Mantovana” into a flowing E minor melody in a tone poem depicting (10[1])a river. (10[1])Another composer from this country (-5[1])wrote a symphony whose Largo theme was later adapted into the spiritual-like song “Goin’ Home”. The piece (-5[1])vlast (10[1]-5[1])depicts this country, which was home to a composer whose ninth symphony includes motifs drawn from birdsong in America. (10[1])For 10 points, name this home country of Bedřich Smetana (“BED-rikh SMEH-tah-nah”) and the composer of the New World Symphony, (10[1]-5[1])Antonín Dvořák ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Czechia [or Czech Republic; accept Czechoslovakia] (The first line refers to Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eric YangPurdue AChicago A4210
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame AChicago B4410
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AIndiana49-5
Sophie LymanWashU AIllinois D67-5
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CIllinois A68-5
Anila MoparthiIllinois BIowa B6810
Brielle RachIowa AIllinois C8710
Timothy ChiuNorthwestern BSIUE10510
Davis JohnsonPurdue CNotre Dame B105-5
Trenton BurgessIndianaNorthwestern A1080
Sam AlahiIllinois ANotre Dame C10810
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BPurdue C10810
Owen McCoyIllinois DWashU A10810