Question

In the rondo third movement of a piece in this genre, the melody and a trill on G are played simultaneously over rapidly rising and falling C major scales. A series of B-flat major chords begin a technically challenging piece in this genre that was first publicly performed by Franz Liszt. The virtuosic Presto agitato (-5[1])(“ah-jee-TAH-toh”) third movement of a piece in this genre contrasts with its calm first movement, (10[1])which begins by repeating an arpeggiated C-sharp minor triad. (10[1])That piece in this genre marked “quasi una (10[1])fantasia” is nicknamed after the reflections (10[1])on Lake (10[1])Lucerne. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, name this genre of solo keyboard music, such as a Beethoven piece nicknamed “Moonlight.” (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: piano sonatas [prompt on sonatas] (The first and second lines refer to Beethoven’s “Waldstein” and “Hammerklavier” sonatas, respectively.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Malachi LedfordTusculumUNC B54-5
Timothy PorterVCUWilliam & Mary6810
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BJames Madison A7710
Alice ZhongUNC AAppalachian State A8510
Nathan SprouseVirginia Tech AAppalachian State B9110
Josh SchmidtLiberty AVirginia9310
Brian ZhangUNC CLiberty B9410
Jessica PhamDuke ALiberty C9510
Joseph ColeUNC BTusculum11110
Ben KantsiperJames Madison BDuke B11210
Michael LiDuke BJames Madison B1120