Question

During a stay at a Roman monastery following the deaths of two of his children, this composer spent four years writing his massive Christus oratorio. A saint from Paola who was refused passage across the Strait of Messina inspired one of this composer’s two Légendes (“lay-ZHOND”). A collection by Alphonse de Lamartine inspired a piano cycle (10[1])by this composer that includes a contemplative F-sharp major “Benediction of God in Solitude.” A quote from the Gospel of John is written in the middle of a piano piece from this composer’s Années de pèlerinage (10[1])(“ah-NAY duh pell-ree-NAHZH”). This composer was often called “Abbé” after his ordination as a priest, (-5[1])which occurred a decade after the triumphs of his Dante (-5[1])Symphony and Liebesträume (10[1])(“LEE-bus-troy-muh”). For 10 points, name this devout composer and piano virtuoso from (10[1])Hungary who inspired a namesake “mania.” ■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: Franz Liszt [or Liszt Ferencz or Liszt Ferenc; accept Lisztomania]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)Liberty B (DII)5410
Ivvone Zhou (UG)UNC B (UG)JMU B (UG)9010
Charlotte Goeb (UG)Virginia B (UG)Duke A (UG)102-5
Addie King (UG)JMU A (UG)Virginia C (UG)112-5
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)Liberty C (DII)11510
Brian Dudley (UG)William & Mary A (UG)GWU B (Grad)12610
Ivan Stanisavljevic (DII)Duke A (UG)Virginia B (UG)13310
Ethan Cohen (UG)GWU A (UG)UNC D (DII)13310
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)JMU A (UG)13310
Samantha Foster (UG)Liberty A (Grad)Maryland C (DII)13310
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)Maryland B (UG)13310