Question

This country’s military was the dedicatee of a piece that opens with a pentatonic fanfare played by the timpani and two (10[1])tubas. A composer from this country adapted the song “La Mantovana” into a flowing E minor melody in a tone poem depicting a river. (10[1])Another composer from this country wrote a symphony whose Largo theme was later adapted (10[1])into the spiritual-like song “Goin’ Home”. The piece (-5[1]) vlast (10[1])depicts this country, which was home to a composer whose ninth symphony includes motifs drawn from birdsong in America. (10[1])For 10 points, name this home country of Bedřich Smetana (“BED-rikh SMEH-tah-nah”) and the composer of the New World Symphony, (10[1])Antonín Dvořák ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Czechia [or Czech Republic; accept Czechoslovakia] (The first line refers to Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Penn A (DII)2010
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)4410
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia A (UG)5810
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BRutgers B66-5
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BFordham A6810
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rowan A (DII)8710
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)10510
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BNYU B10810

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%22%89.25
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY967%0%44%63.17
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%14%63.86
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1471%0%36%72.50
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%86.22
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%44.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%14%70.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%44%83.75