Question
A rehearsal for this piece caused a three-hour traffic jam on London Bridge. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this piece whose 3rd and 4th movements are titled “La Paix” (“la PAY”) and “La Réjouissance” (“la ray-JOO-ee-sons”). This piece was initially scored for a large wind band, in response to George II’s preference for including “no fiddles.”
ANSWER: Music for the Royal Fireworks [or Royal Fireworks Music or HWV 351]
[10e] This person composed the Music for the Royal Fireworks. This German-born composer was made a naturalized British subject by a 1727 Act of Parliament, and later composed the oratorio Messiah.
ANSWER: George Frideric Handel [or Georg Friedrich Händel]
[10m] For an earlier royal commission, Handel composed this piece, which includes an “Alla Hornpipe” movement. This set of three orchestral suites accompanied George I’s day trip by barge from Whitehall Palace.
ANSWER: Water Music [or Wassermusik or HMV 348-350 inclusive]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 10 | 6.00 | 40% | 20% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 100% | 42% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 89% | 22% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 88% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 89% | 89% | 0% |
Data
| UBC A | UW Wrath | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |