Question
Wanda Landowska (“lan-DOV-ska”), a musician from this country, played a major role popularizing the harpsichord in the 20th century. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country, whose composers include Henryk Górecki (“guh-RET-skee”). Landowska’s many recordings include a Mazurka by Frédéric Chopin (“show-PAN”), a composer from this country who died in France.
ANSWER: Poland [or Polska or Republic of Poland or Rzeczpospolita Polska]
[10h] Landowska is renowned for her sensitive interpretation of this composer’s harpsichord sonatas, of which he composed 555.
ANSWER: (Giuseppe) Domenico Scarlatti
[10m] Landowska’s discography also includes a D major Bach piece in this genre. A D minor organ piece, which pairs this genre with a fugue (“fyoog”), opens with a mordent on A, followed by a run down to C# (“C sharp”) and up to D.
ANSWER: toccata [accept Toccata in D major or Toccata and Fugue in D minor]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 89% | 56% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 75% | 38% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 18.18 | 82% | 91% | 9% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 89% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 50% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 78% | 56% | 11% |
Data
| Columbia B | Columbia J (DII) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers A (UG) | Fordham A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Maryland A (DII) | Penn B (DII) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Penn A (DII) | NYU A (UG) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU B | Maryland B (DII) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Princeton A (UG) | Lehigh A (UG) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Rowan A (DII) | Lehigh B (DII) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers B | Bard A (UG) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |