Question

In the last movement of a piece by this composer, the violins play shrill high A’s that are likened to “forced rejoicing” by the book Testimony. This composer’s tumultuous eighth string quartet may have been written as a suicide note (10[1])and was dedicated to the “victims of fascism and the war.” (10[1])The D·S·C·H motif represents this composer, whose fifth symphony was written as a “creative (10[1])response to justified criticism” (10[1])from the newspaper Pravda. (10[1])This (10[1])composer, who was denounced for his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, used an “invasion theme” in his seventh symphony to depict a Nazi siege. For 10 points, name this Soviet composer of the Leningrad Symphony. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Dmitri Shostakovich [or Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Claire ChambersBinghamton BRIT A3910
Owen LinderBinghamton ACornell A5010
Chris ScheriRIT BCornell F6410
Anna KuangCornell ESyracuse6810
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CU of Rochester B7210
Michael GeCornell DESF7310
Iris LiangCornell GRIT C11010
Sam HofeckerPenn StateBinghamton C11010

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY8100%0%0%73.25
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%66.50
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%41.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY989%0%11%73.63
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY888%0%13%59.71
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%50.60
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%56.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%11%63.75