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, because she lacks her two hind legs.” This genre traditionally uses a deep-bodied bass acoustic guitar with six strings. Two trumpets and up to eight violins are often included in bands (10[1])for this genre, (10[1])as well as the high-pitched five-stringed vihuela (10[1])(“vee-WAY-lah”) and the larger guitarrón (10[1])(“gee-tar-OWN”). “La Cucaracha” is a song in this musical genre, which is closely (10[1])associated with the state of Jalisco (“HA-lees-koh”) and often performed wearing embroidered jackets and sombreros. For 10 points, name the broad genre of Mexican folk music. ■END■

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
Karl Wang (DII)UCLA AUCLA B6410
Ishan Pachauri (DII)UCLA DUCLA C6710
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCClaremont C7410
Ethan Tran (DII)UCLA EUCSD7810
Vivian Fan (DII)Claremont AClaremont B9010

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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