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. This composer’s tumultuous eighth string quartet may have been written as a suicide note (10[1])and was dedicated to the “victims of fascism and the war.” (10[3])The D·S·C·H motif (10[1])represents this composer, whose fifth symphony was written (-5[1])as a “creative response to justified criticism” from the newspaper Pravda. This composer, who was denounced for his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk (10[1])District, used an “invasion theme” in his seventh symphony (10[1])to depict a Nazi siege. For 10 points, name this Soviet composer of the Leningrad Symphony. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Dmitri Shostakovich [or Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU A (UG) Michigan State B 3910
Mark Lee (DII)Michigan B (UG)CWRU C (UG)5010
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 5010
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 5010
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 5310
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A Michigan C 61-5
Jacob Moeller (DII)Miami A (UG) Michigan D (UG)8510
Thomas ChenMichigan C Michigan State A 9410
Coryn Cummings (DII)Miami C (DII) Miami B (UG) 11110
Yuki Brown (DII)Miami B (UG) Miami C (DII) 1110

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