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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 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 composer channeled Haydn in his Classical Symphony. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Russian composer of the ballet Romeo and Juliet (10[1])and the children’s piece Peter and the Wolf. ■END■

ANSWER: Sergei Prokofiev [or Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Forrest Weintraub (UG)Columbia ANYU A11410
Tom Doyle (UG)VassarHaverford12710

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