Question
During the 1960s, an “Amen” Fugue was discovered which is widely believed to belong to this piece. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this piece commissioned by Count Franz von Walsegg (“VALS-egg”), who may have intended to pass it off as his own. A series of two-note phrases in 12/8 (“twelve eight”) time open this piece’s “Lacrimosa” section.
ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem in D minor [or K. 626; prompt on Requiem by asking “by which composer?”; prompt on Mozart’s mass; reject “Mass in C minor”]
[10e] The Tuba mirum movement of Mozart’s Requiem opens with an arpeggiated solo played by this instrument. Unlike other members of the brass family, this instrument uses a slide to change the pitch of notes.
ANSWER: trombone [accept tenor trombone]
[10m] A common myth associates this composer with the completion of Mozart’s Requiem. This prolific composer of operas was based at the Habsburg court, and a Rimsky-Korsakov opera later fictionalized his rivalry with Mozart.
ANSWER: Antonio Salieri
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 56% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 23.75 | 100% | 63% | 75% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 21.67 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 67% | 44% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 27.50 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 24.44 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
Data
| Tusculum | Appalachian State B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| William & Mary | Duke A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| James Madison A | James Madison B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Virginia Tech A | Liberty C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| NC State | Appalachian State A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| UNC A | Liberty B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| UNC C | Duke B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| VCU | Virginia | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Virginia Tech B | UNC D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |