cello - 2024 ACF Fall at Washington

Question

Answer the following about depictions of swans in classical music, for 10 points each.

[10e] The movement “The Swan” from Camille Saint-Saëns’s (“kuh-MEE san-SAWNS’s”) The Carnival of the Animals features a solo for this string instrument, which is pitched below a viola but above a double bass.

ANSWER: cello [or violoncello]

[10m] A swan being roasted on a spit sings a high tenor aria in the section “In the Tavern” of this cantata by Carl Orff, which begins with “O Fortuna.”

ANSWER: Carmina Burana

[10h] This 20th-century German-born composer drew on folk songs for his viola concerto The Swan Turner. This composer’s other works include Ludus Tonalis and the opera Mathis der Maler (“MAH-tiss dare MAH-lur”).

ANSWER: Paul Hindemith

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	9	12.22	100%	22%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	8	21.25	100%	63%	50%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	6	20.00	100%	83%	17%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	12	16.67	100%	42%	25%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	9	13.33	100%	33%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges	fall	Y	5	22.00	100%	80%	40%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	9	14.44	78%	56%	11%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	17.78	89%	56%	33%

Data


UW Gluttony	Alberta	10	10	0	20
UW Lust	Arizona State A	10	10	0	20
UW Envy	Arizona State B	10	10	10	30
UBC A	Boise State	10	10	0	20
UBC B	UW Sloth	10	0	0	10
UW Pride	UW Chastity	10	10	0	20