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The slow movement of a piano concerto by this composer ends its chromatic first phrase with the flutes playing a pattern of a grace note falling to a held note down an octave on “E, D, C-sharp, B.” Hilary Hahn’s album Paris (-5[1])features this composer’s first violin concerto, whose opening theme is marked sognando. A massive cadenza is found in this composer’s second piano concerto, which features a passage marked triple-forte and colossale. This composer’s C major third piano concerto contains a theme and variations and opens its first movement with a lyrical solo for the first clarinet. Despite a reputation for dissonance from his Visions fugitives, this (10[1])composer (10[1])channeled Haydn in his (10[1])Classical Symphony. For 10 points, (10[1])name this Russian composer of the ballet Romeo and Juliet (-5[2])and the children’s piece (10[1])Peter and the Wolf. ■END■ (10[3]0[2])

ANSWER: Sergei Prokofiev [or Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathan Redford (DII)Liberty C (DII)JMU B (UG)41-5
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)UNC C (UG)10710
Ivvone Zhou (UG)UNC B (UG)Virginia A (UG)10810
Emily Bussa (UG)Maryland B (UG)Maryland C (DII)11210
Eric Gunter (Grad)UNC A (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)11710
Michael Brown (DII)GWU B (Grad)Virginia C (UG)127-5
Addie King (UG)JMU A (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)127-5
Brian Lai (DII)Virginia B (UG)William & Mary A (UG)13110
Alice Zhong (DII)UNC D (DII)Duke A (UG)13610
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)GWU B (Grad)1360
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)GWU A (UG)13610
Bryce Kline (UG)JMU B (UG)Liberty C (DII)1360
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)JMU A (UG)13610