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 a river. Another composer from this country wrote a symphony whose Largo theme was later adapted into the spiritual-like song “Goin’ Home”. The piece Má vlast depicts this country, which was home to a composer whose ninth symphony includes motifs drawn from birdsong in America. For 10 points, name this home country of Bedřich Smetana (“BED-rikh SMEH-tah-nah”) and the composer of the New World Symphony, Antonín Dvořák ■END■
ANSWER: Czechia [or Czech Republic; accept Czechoslovakia] (The first line refers to Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta.)
<Classical Music>
= Average correct buzz position
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 22% | 89.25 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 9 | 67% | 0% | 44% | 63.17 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 14% | 63.86 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 14 | 71% | 0% | 36% | 72.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 86.22 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 44.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 14% | 70.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 44% | 83.75 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Owen Linder | Binghamton A | Cornell D | 38 | 10 |
Chris Scheri | RIT B | Cornell E | 69 | 10 |
Pranaav Senthilkumar | Cornell C | Syracuse | 71 | 10 |
Iris Liang | Cornell G | RIT C | 105 | -5 |
Tom Scheri | RIT A | Binghamton C | 105 | 10 |
Gregory Stone | ESF | Penn State | 106 | -5 |
Grace Griffiths | Penn State | ESF | 107 | 10 |
Kritanu Saha | Cornell A | U of Rochester A | 108 | 10 |
Pierce DeCain | Cornell F | Cornell B | 108 | 10 |
Madelyn Stochaj | RIT C | Cornell G | 108 | 0 |
Gianna Pettine | U of Rochester B | Binghamton B | 108 | 10 |