Question

A Romani-inspired melody opens the first of Three Romances dedicated to a player of this instrument by Clara Schumann. This instrument and the accompaniment open the finale of one sonata by playing the quarter notes [read slowly] “B, C-sharp,” then “A, G-sharp, F-sharp, long E” (10[1])in canon. A player of this instrument wrote a set of six sonatas each incorporating the style of players (10[1])like Joseph Szigeti and George Enescu. The motto “free but lonely” lends the nickname F-A-E to (10[1])a sonata for this instrument collaboratively written by Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann. César Franck (“fronk”) wrote an A major sonata for this instrument as a wedding gift for Eugène Ysaÿe (“oo-ZHEN ee-ZYE”), a virtuoso (10[1])of this instrument. A Beethoven sonata for this instrument is dedicated to Rodolphe Kreutzer. For 10 points, (-5[1])Joseph Joachim (“YO-sef YO-ah-kim”) played (10[1])what highest-pitched string (10[1])instrument? ■END■

ANSWER: violin
<Classical Music>
= Average correct buzz position

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AColumbia A4410
Ivonne ZhouPenn APenn State A6310
Greta HongBard AColumbia B7910
Vedh RameshPenn BPenn State B11110
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan AHaverford A128-5
Mark TawfikRutgers CLehigh A13110
Ethan FurmanHaverford ARowan A13410