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 (10[1])are often included in bands for this genre, (10[1])as well as the high-pitched five-stringed (10[1])vihuela (“vee-WAY-lah”) and the larger guitarrón (“gee-tar-OWN”). “La Cucaracha” (10[1])is a song (10[1])in this musical genre, which is closely associated with the state (10[1])of Jalisco (“HA-lees-koh”) and often performed wearing embroidered (10[1])jackets and (10[1])sombreros. (10[1])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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will HooverRIT BBinghamton C5910
Steven VicoriaBinghamton ACornell G6710
Alec RisoCornell DRIT C7310
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CPenn State8010
Kieran FreedU of Rochester ABinghamton B8310
Elizabeth LarkinCornell FU of Rochester B9410
Vincent MisterkiewiczCornell ERIT A10110
Reese PowellCornell AESF10310
Alicia GarlicCornell BSyracuse10410

Summary

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