Question
Answer the following about famous owners of the many notable violins made by Giuseppe Guarneri, for 10 points each.
[10e] One of Guarneri’s violins is nicknamed “Il Cannone” based on the powerful sound that it created in the hands of this Italian virtuoso, who is best-known for a set of 24 violin caprices.
ANSWER: Niccolò Paganini
[10h] One of the best-known Guarneris is named for its ownership by this 19th-century Belgian violinist whose pupils included Eugène Ysaÿe (“oo-ZHEN ee-ZYE”). His seven completed violin concertos include his fifth in A minor, nicknamed Le Grétry.
ANSWER: Henri Vieuxtemps (“on-REE vyoo-TAWM”) [or Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps]
[10m] The last known Guarneri was owned for several decades by Ole Bull (“OO-luh BOOL”), an influential violin virtuoso from this country. Another composer from this country wrote a Piano Concerto in A minor strongly influenced by Robert Schumann.
ANSWER: Norway [or Kingdom of Norway or Kongeriket Norge] (The composer is Edvard Grieg.)
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 11 | 13.64 | 100% | 27% | 9% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell A | RIT A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| RIT B | Cornell C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Binghamton | Cornell B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |