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. (10[1])This composer’s tumultuous eighth string quartet may have been written (10[1])as a suicide note and was dedicated to the “victims of fascism and the war.” The D·S·C·H (10[2]-5[1])motif represents this composer, whose fifth symphony was written as a “creative response to justified criticism” from the newspaper Pravda. (10[2])This 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[1]0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Dmitri Shostakovich [or Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alice ZhongUNC AJames Madison B2510
Jesse MindleNC StateDuke B3510
Timothy PorterVCUDuke A5210
Brian ZhangUNC CJames Madison A52-5
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AVirginia5210
Josh SchmidtLiberty ALiberty C7210
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AUNC D7210
Connor CarlisleJames Madison AUNC C1100
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BLiberty B11010

Summary

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