Question
In a symphony by this composer, a solo piano “Dirge” opens the second movement before four characters take a taxi to an apartment. This composer used the eighth notes “G G G C C C” followed by three descending quarter-notes in a song marked tempo di huapango. This composer’s second symphony was inspired by a W. H. Auden poem and titled The Age of Anxiety. After the Berlin Wall fell, this composer conducted Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Berlin. Alternating 6/8 and 3/4 bars characterize a song by this composer in which Anita and Rosalia debate the quality of life in Puerto Rico. For 10 points, who composed the song “America” for the musical West Side Story? ■END■
ANSWER: Leonard Bernstein
<Classical Music>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Fan | UW Envy | UW Wrath | 64 | -5 |
Joyann Hua | UBC A | Arizona State B | 93 | 10 |
Dylan Bianchi | UW Greed | UW Sloth | 109 | 10 |
Luke Strole | UW Pride | Arizona State A | 110 | -5 |
Euan McCubbin | UW Chastity | UW Lust | 113 | -5 |
Liam Markland | Alberta | Boise State | 115 | -5 |
Stefan Stealey-Euchner | Arizona State A | UW Pride | 115 | 0 |
Jacob Bieri | Boise State | Alberta | 115 | 10 |
Rosie Zhang | UW Wrath | UW Envy | 116 | 10 |
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 78% | 0% | 22% | 86.57 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 99.63 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 108.25 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 91% | 0% | 18% | 95.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 106.63 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 89.60 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 75% | 0% | 38% | 89.67 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 11% | 107.44 |